Ax head
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsThickness: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.1659
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B 300 N. 1919:excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
190–90 B.C.
2532–2510 B.C.
Naqada II–III, 3650–2960 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
1971–1550 B.C.