From as early as 15,000 B.C., there were
settlements along the Nile Valley, which
attracted
populations from the Sahara and North
Africa.
Some flint blades show traces of use for
gathering the wild grasses that yield
cereal
grains. Whether used in harvesting
food, for
hunting, or for war, we can be fairly
certain the
person who carved this blade so many
millennia
ago did not do so for the sake of
beauty.
Nonetheless, it is indeed beautiful and
elegant;
with the sides curving gently to reach
the sharp
point and slightly widened base.
Perfect balance
is achieved through absolute uniformity
of line
and thickness, given greater expression
by the
variegated surface. It is this
perfection of form
that makes the blade so pleasing to the
senses.
- (PF.4771)
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