Copper tool: adze blade

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Copper adze [blade]; in fragments. Object was broken by plunderers, when green oxide was already formed, since then only red or brown oxide has formed, shows that plundering occured in relatively modern times.

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Classification

Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers

Credit Line

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Date of Register Entry

06/05/1927

Department

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Dimensions

Width: max: 3.3 cm; min: 1.5 cm Length: 16 cm

External Link

http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/objects/15318/full/#tombs

Findspot

G 7530-7540: pit G 7530 A, debris on floor of chamber

Giza Project ID

HUMFA_27-6-6

Material

Copper

Object Ownership Information

MFA accession number: 27.2037

Source

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Digital Giza 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138

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