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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

AAT Object Form/FunctionHachets
AAT Object Form/FunctionAx Heads
AAT Object Form/Functionaxe (tool)
AAT Object Form/Functionvotive offering
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
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1539-1515 BCE
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1539-1515 BCE
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1539-1515 BCE
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