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Arsenical copper axe-head, dating to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It has nine binding-holes, three in each tang. Traces of the original wooden haft survive and the remains of some organic material are preserved in the corrosion product on one face. Metallographic analysis has shown that after casting the blade was probably finished by hot working and that the cutting edge was used.
British Museum, London
Museum, T. T. O. T. B. (2017, March 22). Middle Kingdom Axe-head. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/6433/
Museum, The T. O. T. B. "Middle Kingdom Axe-head." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 22, 2017. https://www.ancient.eu/image/6433/.
Museum, The T. O. T. B. "Middle Kingdom Axe-head." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2017. Web. 28 Feb 2021.
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