Knife
Description
Object Label: Tools Egyptian workers, including artisans, farmers, and fishermen, required a wide variety of specialized tools. Woodworkers employed axes that had copper or bronze blades lashed to wooden handles with leather. Carpenters produced smooth surfaces with copper chisels, often with serrated edges. Tanners used broad, flat knives to cut strips of leather for sandals, harnesses, and whips, which they then pierced with metal awls. Field hands cut grain with curved sickles fitted with small flint blades. Fishermen relied on metal hooks with tiny barbs, much like their modern-day equivalents. Officials used siphons to inspect the liquid contents of vessels without breaking through the protective mud seals. Caption: Knife, ca. 1353–1329 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1 15/16 x 10 5/8 in. (5 x 27 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 29.1557. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Bronze or bronze-like object, possibly a tool or ceremonial item.
The object appears to be a paddle-shaped artifact made of bronze or a similar metal. It has a simple, elongated form with a narrow handle and is displayed on a clear stand. The surface shows signs of wear and oxidation, indicating its age.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 29.1557 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3307 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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