Core

Unknown

ca. 4000–3800 B.C. · Flint · Egyptian Art

A core is a stone from which flakes have been detached to be made into tools. This particular one was found in a tomb, in a prominent position below the head of an individual identified as an older male. The deceased also held a projectile point in his hands (accession # 32.2.24). Stone tools are not very common in Egyptian tombs, and cores even rarer. Its presence may show a concern for the ability to produce (and use) tools in the afterlife, or it could relate to the tomb owner’s occupation during life.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 4000–3800 B.C.

Medium

Flint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1932