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Ancient Art
Public domain

Axe or adze blade

ca. 3100–2250/2200 B.C.

Copper

Length: 6 in. (15.5 cm.); Max. Width: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.); Min. Width: 1 in. (3 cm.)
The Whiting Palestinian Collection
1912.1009
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Near Eastern, Palestinian
Period: 
Early Bronze Age
Classification: 
Arms and Armor
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.