Mallet
Item
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Title
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Mallet
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Rights
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
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Creator
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Unknown under Senwosret I
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Date
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ca 1961–1917 BCE
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Description
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This wooden, bell-shaped mallet would have been used alongside a chisel to carve and sculpt objects out of wood and stone. The mallet is cracked throughout its lower part and the top of the "bell" is covered in indented hash marks. Displayed with an unrelated chisel.
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Format
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Wood. 28 x 15 cm.
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Publisher
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Contributor
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Aiden Lucier
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Identifier
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 24.1.76.
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Subject
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Egypt; Ancient Egypt; Pyramids; Tools; Egyptian Tools; Mallet; Chisel; Hammer
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Source
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Jpg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/9/2025. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/559637.
Wooden Mallet