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Farmworker and Waterman

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mud rake

This is a mud rake.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Farm workers and labourers used basic tools

sickle flints

These are sickle blades.

They are from Tell el-Yahudiya (Leontopolis). Farmworkers used sickles throughout Egyptian history to cut crops like barley

lead weights for lines

These are lead weights for fishing lines.

fish hook

This is a fish hook.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Egyptians used nets and traps or pens to catch fish for food. Angling was more for enjoyment than for food. A man (probably a wealthy man with a fishpond in his garden) could sit with a fishing rod and enjoy his sport. Fish hooks were made of bone

net sinker

This is a net sinker.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. People fished for food using nets made of spun grass

wooden figure carrying sack

This is a wooden tomb model figure

sickle

This is a sickle.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Farmworkers used sickles throughout Egyptian history to harvest crops such as barley

fish hook

This is a fish hook.

It is from El-Sheikh'Ibada (Antinoopolis). Fish provided a staple food

boat

This is a model boat made for a burial.

It is from Sidmant. At this period

fish hook

This is a harpoon point for fishing.

It is from Ghurab. Egyptian fishermen used nets

net sinker

This is a net sinker.

It is from Tell el-Rataba. People fished for food using nets made of spun grass

hoe

This is a hoe.

It is from Qurna

Official, Scribe and Soldier

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Prince Idu tablet

This is a tablet naming the civil servant Idu.

It is from the mastaba tomb of Idu II at Dendara. Idu

macehead

This is a stone mace head.

It is from El-'Amra. The Egyptian soldier could use a mace

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Thary

This is a fragment from the funeral chapel of Tjari

funerary cone

This is a funerary cone made for Nebu.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Over a long period

reed pens

These are reed pens.

wadj amulet

It is a papyrus amulet

reed pen

This is a reed pen.

It is from El-Sheikh 'Ibada (Antinoopolis). A scribe used a wooden palette holding pens and inks

mace head

This is a stone mace head.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The Egyptian soldier could use a mace

pole axe head

This is a pole axe head.

It is from Deir Rifa. The Egyptian soldier could use a mace. slingstone

funerary cone Ramose

This is a funerary cone made for Ramose.

It is from Tomb 132 at Thebes. Over a long period

ostraca

This is an ostracon

ostraca

This is an ostracon

axe

This is an axe.

It is from Thebes. The Egyptian soldier could use a mace. slingstone

papyrus

This is a papyrus with hieratic writing.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Papyrus was manufactured from the 1st Dynasty

ostraca

This is an ostracon

stela

This is an offering stela for Neb-seni.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Neb-seni the scribe and his wife sit before an offering table of food. The hieroglyphs read: A royal offering to Osiris the great god and to Anubis

axehead

This is the head of an axe.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The Egyptian soldier could use a mace. slingstone

Tutankhamun

This is the head from a statue of a man

reed pens

These are reed pens.

survey marker

This is a stone survey marker.

We do not know where it was found. Survey marker stones were a vital part of the tax system of ancient Egypt. To assess the crop and calculate the tax due from each estate

arrowhead

This is an arrowhead.

It is from Memphis. Different shapes of arrowhead were made depending on the intended target. Barbed heads ensured that the arrow wouldn't fall out of the victim's body

arrowhead

This is an arrowhead.

It is from Shuneh Fort

bowmen carving

This is a fragment of wall relief

amulets writing board

This is a writing board amulet.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Scribes used a writing tablet to work on. In Egyptian paintings

stone seals

These are stone seals.

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funerary cone Ramose

This is a funerary cone made for Ramose.

It is from Tomb 132 at Thebes. Over a long period

funerary cone Ramose

This is a funerary cone made for Ramose.

It is from Tomb 132 at Thebes.

Over a long period

The Structure of Society

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wooden figure

This is a granary worker model of a standing male figure.

It is from Beni Hassan

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wooden figure

This is a wooden tomb model of a man.

This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The labouring poor made up the mass of the population of ancient Egypt. Unlike the rich

cartonnage prisoners

This is a mummy foot cover

stone bust

This is a carved stone bust of a man.

This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The fine working of this stone is typical of the 26th Dynasty. The smooth style gives the statue a softness that disguises how hard this stone is to work with. Only the richer

priest figure

This is a figure of a priest

Wooden figure

This is a servant figure from a tomb group

It is from 'the grave of a Princess' at Deir el Bahari. Wooden servant figurines were included in tombs to provide the deceased with provisions in the afterlife and to do their work for them. This reflected real life

Head of Tuthmose IV

This is a carved stone head from a statue of Tuthmosis IV.

It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Thutmose IV was the son of Amenhotep II and the father of Amenhotep III. He reigned from 1413-1403 BCE