Inscribed Ax Blade From Foundation Deposit 2 of Hatshepsut's Valley Temple
Object type: Ax Blade
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: l. 10 cm (3 15/16 in); w. 8 cm (3 1/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Hatshepsut Valley Temple
Locus: Foundation Deposit 5AFD2
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Accession year: 1916
Tags: Cartouches|Hieroglyphs