Ax

First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom

2100–1700 B. C.

Not on view

The blade of this ax is still lashed to the handle with the original copper strips. In Egypt, this type of ax was in use from the First Intermediate Period through the Middle Kingdom.

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Title: Ax
Period: First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom
Date: 2100–1700 B. C.
Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Tuna el-Gebel
Medium: Wood, copper alloy
Dimensions: L. of handle 90 cm (35 7/16 in.); l of blade 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.2.11
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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