Title: Biface, commonly referred to as a hand ax
Object type: Biface, Hand Ax
Date: ca. 90,000–5,000 B.C.
Period: Paleolithic to Neolithic
Medium: Flint
Dimensions: l. 9.5 x w. 6.9 x th. 2.2 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Geography: From    Egypt Western Desert; Kharga Oasis Beledeh District W and NW of Christian necropolis surface find MMA excavations, 1908–10 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY