Title: Ax head
Object type: Ax head
Date: ca. 6900–3900 B.C.
Period: Neolithic Period
Medium: Basalt
Dimensions: H: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); w: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Western Desert; Kharga Oasis Hibis Temple Nourth east of the entrance-kiosk MMA excavations, 1910-12 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY