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axe
Object Type
axe
Museum number
EA51018
Description
Arsenical copper axe-head: with three binding-holes, slightly misaligned. The blade has been cleaned of corrosion product. There is superficial pitting on both faces, and a section of the cutting edge has been eroded. The line of the original haft is visible on both faces. There is no obvious sign of wear on the cutting edge. Chased roughly in the centre of one face is a group of four hieroglyphs.
Cultures/periods
First Intermediate
(?)
Middle Kingdom
(?)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
arsenical copper
Technique
chased
Dimensions
Length:
8.80 centimetres
Weight:
143.20 grammes
Width:
10.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Davies 1987 / Catalogue of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum
(43)
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair (incomplete)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mohammed Mohassib
Acquisition date
1912
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA51018
Registration number
1912,0608.27