Model ax
Object type: Model ax
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Copper, wood, animal hide
Dimensions: l. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Asyut (Lykopolis)
Locale: Tomb of Ankhef (Tomb 9)
Excavation: Khashaba excavations
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917
Accession year: 1917