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

Artwork Details

Title	Ax
Medium	Bronze or copper alloy, wood, gold leaf
Dimensions	l. 35 cm (13 3/4 in)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Credit Line	Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
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 547023