Model Ax from a Carpenter's Shop
Object type: Carpenter's ax
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy, wood, linen string
Wood
Dimensions: L. of handle 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); W. of blade 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101)
Locus: Serdab, carpenter's shop, tool chest
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920