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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 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in); l. blade 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in); w. blade 4.4 cm (1 3/4 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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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 568259