Title: Model Adze
Object type: Model adze, Hatshepsut, foundation deposit
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, wood, leather
Dimensions: L. 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Valley of the Kings Tomb of Hatshepsut (KV 20) Foundation deposit Davis/Carter excavations, 1903–04 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY