Chisel

56.21.856

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Bronze chisel with slightly flaring cutting edge. Some whitening at bottom end. Find number 29/74: Excavated in house U36.32 in the North Suburb of Tell el-Amarna during the 1928-9 excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society. House no. U.36.34 was described by the excavator as being one of two "slightly better houses" to the north of a "complex of hovels". It was found in the central room along with a cow's horn. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1929. Acquired by the EES in the division of finds. Donated to the East Anglia Egyptian Society by the EES in recognition of a contribution to the EES (excavation subscription). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum. Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum in 1956 by Liverpool City Museum (now World Museum).