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Collection Online as of April 17, 2024

Hand Axe

Hand Axe

4400–2100 BCE
(5000–2950 BCE)–Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE)
dark-brown-colored flint
Overall: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1915.37
Location: not on view
  • El-Haraga
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 121; Mentioned: p. 121
  • {{cite web|title=Hand Axe|url=false|author=|year=4400–2100 BCE|access-date=17 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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