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Copper tool: chisels

Object register page:

Ten copper model chisels; all in bad condition, two broken. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-11-52
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Models
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2353 B
  • Material
    Copper
  • Dimensions
    Width: width of ?: 4 mm Length: 3.8 - 4.1 cm Thickness: 2.5 mm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/15/1912
  • Remarks
    There are also fragments of other objects, but they are too decayed to register.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2353

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Simpson, William Kelly. Mastabas of the Western Cemetery, Part 1: Sekhemka (G 1029); Tjetu I (G 2001); Iasen (G 2196); Penmeru (G 2197); Hagy, Nefertjentet, and Herunefer (G 2352/53); Djaty, Tjetu II, and Nimesti (G 2337X, 2343, 2366). Giza Mastabas 4. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, p. 37.