Materials & Making
A Wooden Egyptian Hoe Has Two Measurements Worth Keeping Apart
A tool’s outline can look simple while its catalogue records separate dimensions for the parts. An Egyptian hoe at The Met offers a useful example of…
Ancient objects, open questions
Egyptian Tools
Materials & Making
Six-Centimetre Tweezers Bring an Egyptian Burial Record into Focus
Follow the Met’s record of a small pair of tweezers through its material description and documented find context without inventing a user.
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.