Title: Axe
Object type: Axe
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: L. 12.5 × W. 7.9 × D. 6.4 cm (4 15/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101)  MMA excavations, 1920 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY