Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A cast-bronze carving tool or chisel with a sample of a carved limestone fragment, presumably worked by such a tool. The chisel is a simple, rectangular rod, ideal for finer details. The limestone is deeply engraved with elongated shapes, perhaps part of hieroglyphs or a decorative program. These two pieces are mounted on a unique and vintage museum display board with a colored illustration demonstrating the use of chisels to carve limestone. A printed museum description label explains the importance of the stonemason in Egyptian society. Size of limestone fragment: 4" L x 3" W (10.2 cm x 7.6 cm); chisel: 3.5" L x .3" W (8.9 cm x 0.8 cm); display board: 17" L x 11" W (43.2 cm x 27.9 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Newark Museum, New Jersey, used as part of the teaching collection in the 1980s
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Condition
Limestone is a fragment of a larger piece. Chisel has age and use commensurate wear with chips to tips, surface pitting, and green patina. Both are mounted on a vintage paperboard with printed illustration and typed label. Some scuffs and fraying to corners and edges of board.