Scraper

Neolithic

500–600

Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Scraper
Date: 500–600
Geography: Made in Niederbreisig, Germany
Culture: Neolithic
Medium: Flint
Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 7/16 in. (3.7 x 2.8 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.193.172
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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