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Adze

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Bronze (?)
  • Place Made: Egypt
  • PERIOD Middle Kingdom or New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 2 3/8 × 3/16 × 7 7/16 in. (6 × 0.4 × 18.9 cm)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.199
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Large bronze (?) adze of conventional Middle Kingdom type. Condition: Good, object has obviously been cleaned, small amount of corrosion remains.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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