A wooden mallet can offer a different entry into Egyptian collections from a monumental statue. Its catalogue invites attention to a tool’s proportions and the limits of what is known about it.
Keep the measurement labels
The Met record for mallet 13.180.33 lists a length of 24.1 centimetres and distinguishes the main diameter from the handle diameter. It identifies wood and records an excavation context at Asasif in Thebes.
These numbers describe different parts of the same object. Mark them on a rough outline instead of treating every listed dimension as a competing statement of size.
Respect the broad date
The record gives a broad range, approximately 1200–30 BCE. Keep that range rather than selecting a convenient single reign. A familiar-looking tool does not acquire a precise date merely because you can imagine how it was held.
A useful research question might concern comparisons with other documented mallets, provided their dates and contexts remain separate. The object’s ordinary function makes it approachable, while its specific record prevents a general story about craftsmanship from replacing the evidence of this particular surviving tool.