Ax head
Object type: Ax head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: First Intermediate Period–early Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 9–12
Date: ca. 2100–1950 B.C.
Medium: Bronze or possibly copper alloy
Dimensions: h. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in); w. 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Hiw
Locale: Cemetery Y
Locus: Tomb W51
Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Accession year: 1899