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Carpenter's Chisel from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple

New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
This chisel is one of many full-size carpenter's tools found in the foundation deposits connected with the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri, many of which were inscribed with her throne name, Maatkare (see 22.3.247 and 96.4.7).

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Object Information
  • Title: Carpenter's Chisel from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple
  • 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, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 2b (B), MMA excavations, 1921–22
  • Medium: Wood, Copper alloy
  • Dimensions: L. 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.3.248
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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