Axe
750–250 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBlack granite
DimensionsH x W x D 6.5 x 5.0 x 2.2
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.2271
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
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ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal Tomb B 501. 1920; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
4500–3800 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–II, 3850–3300 B.C.