Title: Builder's cramp
Object type: Builder's cramp
Date: ca. 1981–1952 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L 24.8 W × 6 × H 4.4 cm (9 3/4 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I  MMA excavations, 1908–09 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY