Model ax-head
Object type: Model ax head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 2
Reign: reign of Khasekhemui
Date: ca. 2650 B.C.
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Umm el-Qaab
Locus: Tomb of Khasekhemui
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901
Accession year: 1901