Title: Bivalve-shaped Stone
Object type: Hammer, bivalve, Hatshepsut
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: L. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.); W. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); Th. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Hatshepsut Foundation Deposit 7 (G) MMA excavations, 1926–27 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs