Chisel or adze
- Accession Number
- W125
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Metalwork case
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Carpenters and sculptors tools, Adze
- Period
- Predynastic Period
- Material
- Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
- Measurements
- Length: 129mm | Width: 17mm | Depth: 13mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
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- Description
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A copper alloy narrow chisel or adze with a punch decoration along the narrow edge. It was purchased by Wellcome in 1906 or 1907 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.
- Other Identity
- 1175 (circular serrated label)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 10 Apr 2021