This flint knife with a carved ivory handle was found near Denderah. Mesopotamian king as Master of the Animals on the Gebel el-Arak Knife dated circa 3300-3200 BCE, Abydos, Egypt. With a length of 9.5 cm and a maximum width measuring only 4.2 cm, its size is rather small. The Gebel el-Arak Knife is an ivory and flint knife dating from the Naqada II d period of Egyptian prehistory, starting circa 3450 BC, showing Mesopotamian influence.The knife was purchased in 1914 in Cairo by Georges Aaron Bénédite for the Louvre, where it is now on display in the Sully wing, room 20. The Gebel el-Arak knife-handle is easily divided into two sides, one with a boss and one without. The Gebel el-Arak knife was originally believed to be from Gebel el-Arak (of course) but there aren't any known archaeological sites in the region, so the Louvre assumed the knife was actually from Abydos. The Gebel el-Arak Knife is an ivory and flint knife dating from the Naqada II d period of Egyptian prehistory, starting circa 3450 BC, showing Mesopotamian influence. The knife was purchased in 1914 in Cairo by Georges Aaron Bénédite for the Louvre, where it is now on display in the Sully wing, room 20. It was originally thought that the handle was made from a hippopotamus tooth, but now it’s believed that it is made from an elephant tusk.

The Gebel el-Arak Knife is a 25.50 cm long knife dating from circa 3300 to 3200 BCE, the late pre-dynastic period in Egypt which when it was purchased in Cairo was said to have been found at the site of Gebel el-Arak, south of Abydos. 3300-3200 BCE. Photographic Rights held by The Bridgeman Art Library. Influence mésopotamienne. Scène de chasse. The knife was purchased in 1914 in Cairo by Georges Aaron Bénédite for the Louvre, where it is now on display in the Sully wing, room 20. Egyptian, Predynastic Period (c.5000-c.3100 BC). 19 août 2017 - Egypt Couteau de Gebel el-Arak. The knife was believed to be found at the Gebel el-Arak site, but now it is believed to come from Abydos. Aug 28, 2015 - Gebel el-Arak Knife. As the side with the boss probably faced outward when the knife was worn at the body this side may consequently be viewed as the obverse of the knife. Le dieu El entre deux lions affrontés. Couteau en silex avec manche en ivoire; Gebel el Arak; scenes de guerre; Provenance: Louvre, Paris, France / Giraudon. The whole knife is 25 cm, the handle about 10 cm long. The Gebel el-Arak Knife Significance: The Gebel el-Arak Knife is a flint knife dated from the Naquad II d period of egyptian pree-history around 3450 BC. It is one of the oldest examples of bas-relief carving.