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Axe head
Egyptian
Predynastic, Badarian Period
4500–3800 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .077 x .09
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1836
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Axes, maces, clubs
DescriptionGranite (?); green and black. Ground, not flaked. Has a notched "waist".
Compare to Coptos/Quft style in Petrie "Prehistoric Egypt" p. 24 and pl. XXVII
Compare to Coptos/Quft style in Petrie "Prehistoric Egypt" p. 24 and pl. XXVII
Provenance1904, purchased at Qena from Ghirghis by Albert M. Lythgoe for 4 pounds (with 04.1803 and 04.1804); said to come from Basileia (el-Bisaliya).