Photo of collection object Knife
Knife, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E.. Bronze alloy, 1 5/8 x 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (4.1 x 0.8 x 33.7 cm) . Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.329. Creative Commons-BY.

Knife

ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Tools

Egyptian workers, including artisans, farmers, and fishermen, required a wide variety of specialized tools.


Woodworkers employed axes that had copper or bronze blades lashed to wooden handles with leather.

Carpenters produced smooth surfaces with copper chisels, often with serrated edges.

Tanners used broad, flat knives to cut strips of leather for sandals, harnesses, and whips, which they then pierced with metal awls.

Field hands cut grain with curved sickles fitted with small flint blades.

Fishermen relied on metal hooks with tiny barbs, much like their modern-day equivalents.

Officials used siphons to inspect the liquid contents of vessels without breaking through the protective mud seals.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Tool
Formatted Medium
Bronze alloy
Medium
bronze, alloy
Locations
Place found: Egypt
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (4.1 x 0.8 x 33.7 cm)
Accession Number
05.329
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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