Blade for a Model Chisel from a Foundation Deposit

New Kingdom

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

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Title: Blade for a Model Chisel from a Foundation Deposit
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353), Foundation deposit 3 and 5a, MMA excavations, 1926–27
Medium: Wood, bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: L. 3.3 × W. 0.4 cm (1 5/16 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.3.481
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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