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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Votive Axe Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Votive Axe Head

Place FoundEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Ahmose
Date1539-1515 BCE
MediumCopper
Credit LineCollected by William A. Shelton, funded by John A. Manget
Dimensions7/8 x 3/4 in. (2.2 x 1.9 cm)
Object number1921.010 G
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 1998
ProvenanceAcquired for Emory University Museum by William Shelton (1875-1959), ca. 1920.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Votive Axe Head
1539-1515 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Votive Plaque
1539-1515 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Votive Plaque
1539-1515 BCE
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Votive Adze
1539-1515 BCE
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Votive Adze Inscribed with the Name of Ahmose
1539-1515 BCE
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Votive Adze
1539-1515 BCE
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Votive Stela
1292-1077 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
Head of Amenhotep III as a Child
1390-1353 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Head of Amenhotep III
1390-1353 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2015.
Sculptor's Model or Votive Head
ca. 282-246 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Axe Head
2543-2120 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Votive Bowl
ca. 2435-2152 BCE