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sickle

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

net sinker

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

fish hook

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

hoe

hoe

This is a hoe.

It is from Qurna

fish hook

fish hook

This is a harpoon point for fishing.

It is from Ghurab. Egyptian fishermen used nets

fish hook

fish hook

This is a fish hook.

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

lead weights for lines

lead weights for lines

These are lead weights for fishing lines.

boat

boat

This is a model boat made for a burial.

It is from Sidmant. At this period

mud rake

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

sickle flints

These are sickle blades.

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

net sinker

net sinker

This is a net sinker.

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

wooden figure carrying sack

wooden figure carrying sack

This is a wooden tomb model figure

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funerary cone

funerary cone

This is a funerary cone made for Nebu.

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

ostraca

ostraca

This is an ostracon

ostraca

ostraca

This is an ostracon

arrowhead

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

reed pens

reed pens

These are reed pens.

funerary cone Ramose

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

funerary cone Ramose

This is a funerary cone made for Ramose.

It is from Tomb 132 at Thebes.

Over a long period

wadj amulet

wadj amulet

It is a papyrus amulet

survey marker

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

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8.1_H3688 (5)

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E2554.700x700

stone seals

stone seals

These are stone seals.

macehead

macehead

This is a stone mace head.

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

stela

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

funerary cone Ramose

funerary cone Ramose

This is a funerary cone made for Ramose.

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

Thary

Thary

This is a fragment from the funeral chapel of Tjari

reed pen

reed pen

This is a reed pen.

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

axehead

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

papyrus

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

Prince Idu tablet

Prince Idu tablet

This is a tablet naming the civil servant Idu.

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

axe

axe

This is an axe.

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

mace head

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

ostraca

ostraca

This is an ostracon

amulets writing board

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

reed pens

reed pens

These are reed pens.

bowmen carving

bowmen carving

This is a fragment of wall relief

pole axe head

pole axe head

This is a pole axe head.

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

arrowhead

arrowhead

This is an arrowhead.

It is from Shuneh Fort

Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun

This is the head from a statue of a man

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stone bust

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

cartonnage prisoners

cartonnage prisoners

This is a mummy foot cover

wooden figure

wooden figure

This is a standing or striding model tomb figure.

It is from Beni Hassan.

The labouring poor made up the mass of the population of ancient Egypt. Unlike the rich

Head of Tuthmose IV

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

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wooden figure

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

priest figure

priest figure

This is a figure of a priest

wooden figure

wooden figure

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

It is from Beni Hassan

woman figure

woman figure

This is a figure of a woman.

It is from Rifa

Wooden figure

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

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