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A rare Egyptian Epsilon Copper Battle Axe, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Jewelry - Gemstones then by family descent

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then by family descent

'Agyptische Kunstwerke aus der Sammlung Hans & Sonja Humbel'

are quite rare

The curved handle allowed the strigil to be hung on a wall

serpentine

A rare Egyptian Epsilon Copper Battle Axe, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Jewelry - Gemstones then by family descentA one handed weapon, the other hand being occupied by a shield, this thin wide edged blade was classed by Petrie as 'edged fighting baton'. In the form of the Greek letter epsilon, it is a slashing axe designed to inflict a swiping cut on an enemy. The axe has three pointed tangs forming two open scallops in the blade, creating a sharp outside edge with a dull and reinforced inside edge. The tangs would have been connected to a wooden shaft. Cf.

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