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Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Hand Axe

5000–3000 BCE

Egypt, Haraga, excavated in 1914, Predynastic

(5000–2950 BCE)
tan-colored flint
Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1915.39
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=5000–3000 BCE|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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