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