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Caption

Axe Head, ca. 3200–2675 B.C.E.. Copper, 2 1/16 x 5/8 x 5 3/16 in., 1.3 lb. (5.3 x 1.6 x 13.2 cm, 0.59kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Axe Head

Date

ca. 3200–2675 B.C.E.

Period

Predynastic Period, Naqada II to Early Dynastic Period

Medium

Copper

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

2 1/16 x 5/8 x 5 3/16 in., 1.3 lb. (5.3 x 1.6 x 13.2 cm, 0.59kg)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

07.447.3

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