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Serrated Tool with Handle

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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: Serrated Tool with Handle, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Bronze, wood, 5/8 x 3 11/16 in. (1.6 x 9.4 cm) handle: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 14.633.3. (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 stone artifact resembling a mace or scepter head.

The artifact appears to be the head of a ceremonial mace or scepter, characterized by its cylindrical shape and rough texture. It lacks intricate carvings or inscriptions, suggesting it may have been a utilitarian item. The stone material suggests it was crafted with durability in mind.

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Materials stone

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Materials Stone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 14.633.3 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3113 tier-2
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