Axe head

Museum number:
6-8236
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/109
Description:
Metal axe head with curving sides.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Room 210, North Columned Court, Northern Palace, Deir el-Ballas
Culture or time period:
18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC) and 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295–1186 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900-1901
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
length 15 centimeters
Comment:
Cleaned February 1931. According to Victoria Jensen (2021-03-14), "Provenience should be Room 210 (North Columned Court), North Palace", and "This axe head was recorded in Green's field notes for the palace ('bronze axe in horizontal position, legs bent one up and one down'. Notebook D-9, p. 79).
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Axe head, accession number 6-8236, described as Metal axe head with curving sides.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Axe head, accession number 6-8236, described as Metal axe head with curving sides.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Axe head, accession number 6-8236, described as Metal axe head with curving sides.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Axe head, accession number 6-8236, described as Metal axe head with curving sides.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe head, accession number 6-8236, described as Metal axe head with curving sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe head, accession number 6-8236, described as Metal axe head with curving sides.

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