Small metabauxite axe
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Small metabauxite axe

TitleSmall metabauxite axe
Date5th–4th millennium BCE 49th century BCE
MediumStone
ClassificationMiscellaneous-Stone
OriginCretan Cretan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Small metabauxite axe” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 5th–4th millennium BCE. It is executed in stone and classified as miscellaneous-stone. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to 5th–4th millennium BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 49th century BCE held in the archive.

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