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Ax head

FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsThickness: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.1660
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
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.
Axe head
4500–3800 B.C.
Axe head
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Disc shaped mace-head
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Flat mace-head
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Archer's draw ring
3rd century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
Axe
750–250 B.C.