Ceremonial Sickle of the "Fieldworker of Amun" Amunemhat
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: Ceremonial Sickle of the "Fieldworker of Amun" Amunemhat, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, Exterior: 9 × 13 1/2 × 2 in. (22.9 × 34.3 × 5.1 cm) Blade Channel: 3/16 × 1/8 × 6 11/16 in. (0.5 × 0.3 × 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.27. (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.
A wooden sickle with an ancient Egyptian inscription on its handle.
The artifact is a wooden sickle featuring a distinct curved blade typical of ancient agricultural tools. Notable for the hieroglyphic inscription carved into the wooden handle, it likely served a functional role in harvesting. The sickle shows signs of wear consistent with age, and the craftsmanship reflects traditional Egyptian woodworking techniques.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 48.27 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3495 tier-2
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