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Ancient Art
Public domain

Axe-head

2040–1633 B.C.

Bronze

20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.)
Anonymous gift
1937.154
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Egyptian
Period: 
Middle Kingdom
Classification: 
Tools and Equipment
Provenance: 

ex. Coll.: Nicholas Tano, Cairo 1920

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