Chisel Blade

ca. 2500–1759 B.C.E., or 664–332 B.C.E.

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Caption

Chisel Blade, ca. 2500–1759 B.C.E., or 664–332 B.C.E.. Bronze, 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm) 4 1/2 × 1/4 × 3/16 in. (11.5 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.301E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Chisel Blade

Date

ca. 2500–1759 B.C.E., or 664–332 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 6 to Dynasty 12, or later

Period

Late Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom, or Late Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm) 4 1/2 × 1/4 × 3/16 in. (11.5 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.301E

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