TWO EGYPTIAN COPPER ALLOYED BATTLE AXES. Middle-Kingdom, Dynasty 12, 1991–1802 BCE L. 19 cm / Dim. 9 x 12 cm Provenance Formerly with, Altem, 22.5.1991 (left one). Published in Pharao siegt immer. Krieg und Frieden im Alten Agÿpten, n°116, 2004 These are smaller versions of "real" weapons. In the present example, the blade and shaft are cast as a single piece of bronze. Furthermore, the shaft has a very small diameter, which, along with its small size, suggests it was not intended for combat use. Model axes were often placed in tombs or deposited in foundation deposits of temples and fortresses.In addition to functional axes, so-called model axes are also found in Egyptian archaeological contexts.