Carpenter's chest of Ankhef ca. 1981-1802 B.C. Middle Kingdom The whitewashed wooden box with sliding lid is inscribed with the epithet "honored by Anubis, Lord of Kereret, Ankhef," and with a list of the intended contents: 6 axes, 6 adzes, 6 chisels, and 6 other bladed implements, perhaps saws. The list and actual inventory of tools, however, do not agree; it appears that an adz and ax have been added and a chisel and the six saws omitted.. Carpenter's chest of Ankhef. ca. 1981-1802 B.C.. Wood, paint, stucco. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Asyut (Lykopolis), Tomb of Ankhef (Tomb 9), Khashaba excavations. Dynasty 12
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