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Made 3450 to 3200 BC Abydos, egypt
Made 3450 to 3200 BC Abydos, egypt
Recreation of Knife
Introduction
Introduction
The Gebel el-Arak Knife is a Egyptian knife currently on display at the Louvre Museum. It is an ancient artifact, made around between 3450 BC to 3200 BC in Abydos. It is made of two different materials. It is very detailed. The knife was not found in Gebel el-Arak despite the name. It was found here.
The knife depicts ancient Egyptian boats
Description
Description
The Gebel el-Arak knife has a flint blade and an ivory handle. The blade is serrated and the handle has extremely detailed designs. It is made of an Egyptian type of flint called "chert". This particular blade is supposed to be caramel coloured. The handle has carved-in scenes of animals and depictions of Egyptian culture. On the handle of this knife, on one side there are pictures of animals that lived in Egypt. On the other side, there are scenes of humans high fiving each other.
On the knife's handle, there are different scenes including this one of people high fiving each other
Relevance in Ancient Egypt
Relevance in Ancient Egypt
The Gebel el-Arak Knife reflects ancient Egyptian life. The elaborate designs on the knife's handle depict various animals and scenes of early Egyptian culture. It is amazing how the creator of the knife managed to reproduce the designs on the knife. On the handle of this knife, on one side there are pictures of animals that lived in Egypt. On the other side, there are scenes of humans high fiving each other. There are people falling out of boats.
Purpose & USe
Purpose & USe
No one knows…
However, the designs mark it as a ceremonial knife since no battle or everyday use knife would have such detailed designs as it would be too expensive to use daily.
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