Materials & Making
A Kohl Tube and Its Applicator Use More Than One Material
Read the Met’s kohl tube and applicator record through its separate dimensions and materials, without assuming the small set has one uniform substance.
Ancient objects, open questions
Notes from the collection
Materials & Making
An Egyptian Weight Has a Mass as Well as a Name
Explore The Met’s travertine weight 16.3.5 by separating the object type, its recorded mass and the historical questions the short entry leaves open.
Reading the Past
Ten Workmen’s Marks on a Small Limestone Ostracon
Read The Met’s limestone ostracon 09.184.786 through its material and recorded identity marks, without inventing a translation from the image.
Materials & Making
A Reed Mat Makes Plant Fibre Part of the Egyptian Object Story
Museo Egizio records a New Kingdom reed mat from Deir el-Medina. Its title, material field and measurements offer a careful route into an ordinary-looking object.
Reading the Past
A Small Wooden Comb from Deir el-Medina Deserves a Close Record
A wooden comb in Museo Egizio has a collection number, measurements and a broad ancient date. Use those fields to ask careful questions about an everyday object.
Materials & Making
A Wooden Spindle Connects an Egyptian Collection to Textile Work
Museo Egizio records a wooden spindle and spindle-whorl from Deir el-Medina. Read the material, date range and excavation information as distinct kinds of evidence.
Materials & Making
A Small Egyptian Plumb Bob, Read Through Its Catalogue Record
The Met records a 5.3-centimetre travertine plumb bob from Lisht North. Explore what its material, find context and separate dates allow a careful reader to say.
Materials & Making
Bread Moulds in Limestone: Read the Model and Its Material Separately
A small Egyptian model in The Met pairs a bread-making subject with limestone and paint. Read what it represents separately from what it is made of.