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Ax head inscribed for Khumeh with two baboons and a papyrus column
ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: Ax head inscribed for Khumeh with two baboons and a papyrus column
- Date Created: ca. 1981–1550 B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: H. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in); W. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in)
- Type: Ax head with 2 cynocephali apes and papyrus column
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544816
- Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
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