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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 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in); l. blade 17 cm (6 11/16 in); w. blade 4.5 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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ca. 1390–1353 B.C.Kohl Stick

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.Two Ducks, Tomb of Puyemre

ca. 1427–1400 B.C.Dummy Jar Inscribed for Sennefer and Senetnay

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.Funerary Cone of Djehutynefer called Seshu

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.Scarab Inscribed for Hatshepsut

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 568261