Axe blade

Museum number:
6-88
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54
Object count:
1
Description:
Cooper ax blade capable of practical use
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 1513 (13), Cemetery 1500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 1500 Tomb 13
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Axes (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
October 8, 1902
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
width 161 millimeters and length 149 millimeters
Loans:
S1966-1967 #52: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/A. Van Dusen Eggers (January 2, 1967–unknown), S1968-1969 #9: Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (July 28, 1967–August 9, 1968), and S1995-1996 #8: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (October 1, 1995–November 1, 1996)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Axe blade, accession number 6-88, described as Cooper ax blade capable of practical useHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Axe blade, accession number 6-88, described as Cooper ax blade capable of practical useHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Axe blade, accession number 6-88, described as Cooper ax blade capable of practical useHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Axe blade, accession number 6-88, described as Cooper ax blade capable of practical use
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Axe blade, accession number 6-88, described as Cooper ax blade capable of practical use

Tools