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Title: Saw From a Foundation Deposit, Hatshepsut's Temple
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, forecourt, Foundation Deposit 3 (C), MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Wood, bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions:
L. 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); W. of blade 4.1 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Storage L. 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); W. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession Number: 25.3.120
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