Egyptian Mud Brick and Wooden Mold Form
Ancient Egyptian mud brick mold. This wooden brick form was used to create sun-dried bricks from the clay-rich mud of the Nile, often mixed with straw. Working as a team, two workers could create up to 6,000 bricks in a single day.
This brick mold dates from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom, and is marked with the cartouche of Thutmose III, the "Napoleon of Egypt".
Behind is a mud brick made from clay and straw, from the Ramesseum in Thebes (modern Luxor), from the reign of Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great) of the 19th Dynasty.
Egyptian Mud Brick and Wooden Mold Form
Ancient Egyptian mud brick mold. This wooden brick form was used to create sun-dried bricks from the clay-rich mud of the Nile, often mixed with straw. Working as a team, two workers could create up to 6,000 bricks in a single day.
This brick mold dates from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom, and is marked with the cartouche of Thutmose III, the "Napoleon of Egypt".
Behind is a mud brick made from clay and straw, from the Ramesseum in Thebes (modern Luxor), from the reign of Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great) of the 19th Dynasty.