Razor Belonging to Hatnefer This razor, which had been carefully wrapped in strips of linen, was fou

Razor Belonging to HatneferThis razor, which had been carefully wrapped in strips of linen, was found in a basket in the tomb of Hatnefer, the mother of Senenmut. Razors made entirely of metal were common in the Middle Kingdom and into 18th Dynasty. Razors like Hatnefer’s, which combine a blade and a wooden handle, appear for the first time early in 18th Dynasty.Bronze or copper alloy, boxwood. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492-1473 BC. from the Tomb of the parents of Senenmut, Ramose and Hatnefret (below TT71), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, West Thebes. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.36.3.69 -- source link

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