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Blade (axe head?)
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Aswan
Medium/Technique
Stone: jasper
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 9 x 4.4 x 1 cm (3 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number01.7453
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Axes, maces, clubs
DescriptionRoughly triangular worked stone (jasper) blade, possibly an axe head; caramel color, both sides worked.
ProvenanceFound in digging the Aswan dam 1900–1901. Gift of Charles Greely Loring to the MFA.
(Accession date: January 1, 1901)
(Accession date: January 1, 1901)