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Axe blade

1991–1784 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsH. 23.8 cm, w. 7 cm, d. 0.4 cm
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number04.1786
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceProbably from Raziqat [el-Rizeiqat?]. 1904: purchased by Albert M. Lythgoe in Egypt for the MFA with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund.
late 7th–early 8th century
late 19th century
Late 19th century
about 540–520 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
2nd century B.C.
about 210–170 B.C.
about 350–300 B.C.
Late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.