Axe
- Accession Number
- W123
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Metalwork case
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Warfare, hunting and fishing equipment, Axe
- Period
- Early Dynastic Period
- Material
- Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Measurements
- Length: 114mm | Width: 97mm | Depth: 14mm
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- Description
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A copper alloy flat axe with a dotted punch decoration. It dates to the early Dynastic Period, and was purchased in 1907 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
