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These three sickle blades would have been set in wooden sickles and used to harvest grain. These three blades also show that obsidian comes in a wide variety of colors and opacities.

 ‘Ain Ghazal statue

Name: Mesolithic Sickle Blades

Material: Obsidian

Size:
A:
Length: 24 mm (.9 in)
Width: 11 mm (.4 in)
B:
Length: 24 mm (.9 in)
Width: 11 mm (.4 in)
C:
Length: 15 mm (.6 in)
Width: 10 mm (.4 in)

Date: 8000-10,000 BCE

Place of Origin: Abu Hureyra

Location: Oriental Institute Museum

Source and Registration#: Oriental Institute Museum. OIM A61709A, B, C.

Gil Stein

Director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago