Reproduction
Object Category
chisels
Description
Copper chisel of Imbu originally inscribed with column of hieroglyphs giving the name Imbu, now largely destroyed by excessive cleaning about 1938; hole made near blade by Petrie to test the metal. Analysed at UCL Institute of Archaeology post 1966 (Colclough), see analysis file.
Publications
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, The Metals in Egypt
- Odler, Martin, Copper in Ancient Egypt: Before, during and after the Pyramid Age, 382
- Thomas, Angela P., Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt, 21
Production Period
(possible) Early Middle Kingdom
Material
Dimensions
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC14240
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
