Ax From a Foundation Deposit, Hatshepsut's Temple
Object type: Ax
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Wood (tamarix), Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: l. 58 cm (22 13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Hatshepsut, forecourt
Locus: Foundation Deposit 3, 4, 5 (B, C, D)
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession year: 1925