Mesekhtyu Instrument from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple
Object type: Adze, meskhetyu, Hatshepsut
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: l. 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in); h. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Hatshepsut
Locus: Foundation Deposit 1 (A)
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1894–95
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1896
Accession year: 1896