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Adze with Modern (?) InscriptionOld Kingdom - New Kingdom (2513 - 1080 BCE)

Not on view
Bronze blade-shaped object with heavy green and brown patina, incised with a standing figure and a vertical column of hieroglyphic symbols along the center

Unknown, Adze with Modern (?) Inscription, Old Kingdom - New Kingdom (2513 - 1080 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl W. Thomas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Adze with Modern (?) Inscription
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Old Kingdom - New Kingdom (2513 - 1080 BCE)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Width: 2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm); Length: 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm); Depth: 5/16 in. (7.5 mm); Weight: 420.5 g
Credit Line
Gift of Carl W. Thomas
Accession Number
M.80.203.38
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art