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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 1550–1295 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Adze
Medium	Wood, bronze or copper alloy, leather
Dimensions	l. handle 27.9 cm (11 in); l. blade 16 cm (6 5/16 in); w. handle 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	New Kingdom
Date Range	1550 BC – 1295 BC

Provenance

Region	Upper Egypt, Thebes
Country	Egypt

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ca. 1550–1352 B.C.Funerary Cone of Amenemopet called Tjanefer

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.Scarab

ca. 1550–1458 B.C.Ointment Jar

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.Amulet

ca. 1390–1353 B.C.Leaf Pendant

ca. 1390–1353 B.C.Pendant: Lotus Sepal

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.Scarab Inscribed for the Female Horus Wosretkau (Hatshepsut)

ca. 1390–1353 B.C.Scale from Armor

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 568257