
Artifact · Disputed · Abydos area, Egypt (proposed find-spot; dealer reported Gebel el-Arak)
Gebel el-Arak Knife
Bought from a dealer in 1914, this Egyptian knife shows a man taming two lions.
Naqada II C-D, c. 3600-3200 BC (Louvre); 3450-3400 BC (Wikipedia)
A dealer named the find-spot in 1914. How much history should rest on an object like that?