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Title: Razor from the tomb of Sithathoryunet
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III
Date: ca. 1887–1813 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), BSAE excavations 1914
Medium: Gold, bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions:
weight 5.2 lb. (2.4 kg)
a) l. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in)
b) l. 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in)
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916
Accession Number: 16.1.29a, b
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