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