Axe

1973.2.247a

Information

Axe. Predynastic Period? CONDITION NOTE (1998): Chipped, worn, label adhered to surface. Purchased by Mr Wilkes for Sir Henry Wellcome at Sotheby's London, 26 June - 6 July 1922 (MacGregor collection) Lot 1106/4: "Four others [Wedges or Model Axe-heads, in various hard stones, polished] one in flint, the others in dark hard stone".