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Model adzes

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, mid or late Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7560 B

Medium/Technique Copper
Dimensions a: 1.4 x 6.8 x 0.3 cm (9/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
b: 1.5 x 4 x 0.3 cm (9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
c: 1.5 x 1.8 x 0.3 cm (9/16 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number36-12-32abc
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsModels

DescriptionAdze in three pieces; do not look like one object.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7560B. 1936: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.