Ax head
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsLength x depth: 7.75 x 2.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-1-552
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B 100, room 123. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the 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.