ECM.208-2010

Parts

Object number

ECM.208-2010

Object type

Weapon

Identification

Description

axe

Other number

2183a

Description

Dimensions

Width: L (overall) 79.0; L (blade) 28.1; W (blade) 5.4cm

Material

Metal
bronze
wood

Physical description

Battle axe. Lunate head, with 12 holes in back edge for lashing to grooved shaft. Lashing now gone, though impressions remain. Three gashes in the wooden handle, one of which split the handle in two (now repaired)

History and association

Associated person

Myers, William Joseph, 1858 - 1899 (Compiler)

Object history note

Exhibited at the Roemer-und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, "Meisterwerke agyptischer kunst schatze aus dem Myers Museum an Eton College", April 2004 - January 2005