Inscribed Chisel From Foundation Deposit 2 of Hatshepsut's Valley Temple
Object type: Chisel
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: l. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in); w. 1 cm (3/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Hatshepsut Valley Temple
Locus: Foundation Deposit 5AFD2
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Accession year: 1916