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Complete copper adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is straight and sharp with a slight bevel. There is a bend in the adze about halfway. There is a horizontal groove in the surface of the back of the adze towards the proximal end of the adze.

Celt

World

D23.167

Dagger

World

D23.54

Dagger

World

D24.2426

Celt, Axe

World

D25.364

Chisel, Mortise

World

D42.417

Chisel, Mortise

Antiquities

D42.418

Figure, Animal

Antiquities

D42.432

The goddess Bastet, part cat and part woman was the daughter of Re, the sun-god. She represented the power of the sun to ripen crops. Cats were sacred to Bastet and many bronze cats were dedicated to her at her temple on the Nile delta. The chief seat of her worship was at Bustatie, the modern Tell Basta

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Figure

Figure, Animal

Tweezers

Dagger

Girdle

Adze, Toki

Celt

Dagger

Dagger

Celt, Axe

Chisel, Mortise

Chisel, Mortise

Figure, Animal

Armlet

Armlet, Metal, Worked

Spear

Sword

Mortar

Necklace