Hand Axe
5000–3000 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Hand Axe, 5000–3000 BC. Egypt, EL-Haraga, excavated in 1914, Predynastic, ca. 5000-3000 BC. Tan-colored flint; overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1915.39
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Implements
- Formatted Medium
- tan-colored flint
- Medium
- tan-colored, flint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1915.39
- Credit Line
- Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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