(a) Bronze chisel of the 19th or 21st Dynasty. From the el-Dibabiya limestone quarry near el-Gebelein and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (JE 31318; length 52 cm; photo adapted from CLARKE and ENGELBACH 1930, fig. 263). (b) Bronze chisel of the 18th Dynasty, reign of Akhenaten/Amenhotep IV. From Tell el-Amarna and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (JE 64979; length 67.2 cm; photo from PENDLEBURY 1951 – vol. 2, pl. 74). The chisels are shown at their correct relative sizes.
(a) Bronze chisel of the 19th or 21st Dynasty. From the el-Dibabiya limestone quarry near el-Gebelein and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (JE 31318; length 52 cm; photo adapted from CLARKE and ENGELBACH 1930, fig. 263). (b) Bronze chisel of the 18th Dynasty, reign of Akhenaten/Amenhotep IV. From Tell el-Amarna and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (JE 64979; length 67.2 cm; photo from PENDLEBURY 1951 – vol. 2, pl. 74). The chisels are shown at their correct relative sizes.
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