Ax head
Object type: Ax head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Neolithic Period
Date: ca. 6900–3900 B.C.
Medium: Basalt
Dimensions: H: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); w: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Western Desert; Kharga Oasis Hibis
Locale: Temple
Locus: Nourth east of the entrance-kiosk
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910-12
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922