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Copper tool: adze blade

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This copper tool, an adze blade, was uncovered in fragments in the Tomb of Queen Meresankh III. The object had been damaged by the tomb robbers that stole many of the offerings and coffins in the tomb.

There is evidence that the object had been broken by tomb robbers in modern times.

Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
06/05/1927
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Width: max: 3.3 cm; min: 1.5 cm Length: 16 cm
http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/objects/15318/full/#tombs
G 7530-7540: pit G 7530 A, debris on floor of chamber
HUMFA_27-6-6
Copper
MFA accession number: 27.2037
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

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Egyptian Religion Tools