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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Sculptor's Mallet

CultureEgyptian
PeriodOld Kingdom or later
Dateafter 2543 BCE
MediumWood
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions5 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (14 x 29.8 cm)
Object number2006.020.008
Exhibition HistoryLife and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, September 21, 2013 - June 8, 2014
Hall of Ancient Egypt, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, August 2014 - September 2022
Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, February 27, 2024 - Present
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 1.
ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington DC.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art