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Copper tool: adze blades

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2381

Three copper [adze blades] (heavy practical). Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-134
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2381 Z, (2, 3, 4)
  • Material
    Copper
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.3425
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Pepy II
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/12/1912
  • Remarks
    One of three adze blades accessioned as MFA 13.3425 (A838 #2).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2381

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 4

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A., and Clarence S. Fisher. "Preliminary Report on the Work of the Harvard-Boston Expedition in 1911-13." Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Egypte 13 (1914), pl. 11b.