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Summary

English: Mesekhtyu Instrument from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple (

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Title

English: Mesekhtyu Instrument from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple

Description

English: Adze, meskhetyu, Hatshepsut

Date

English: circa 1479–1458 B.C.

Medium

English: Wood

Dimensions

English: l. 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in); h. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

Egyptian Art

Accession number

96.4.8

Place of discovery

English: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 1 (A), Egypt Exploration Fund, 1894–95

Credit line

English: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1896

Source/Photographer

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