EditorialDesigns for Two Trophies: Stonecutters and Goldsmiths, Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 17341791, Pen and black ink, brush and wash, black chalk on white laid paper, Trophy at left, tools of mason, or stonecutter. Tablet shown with sun shining through c...
EditorialDaily life and trade along the Nile: Two stonecutters, one chiselling the copy of an ancient relief, the second polishing an alabaster object. Luxor.
EditorialDeir el-Medina, walled craftsmen's village, view towards Gurnet-Murai hill. About 100 stonecutters, artisans and civil servants lived here during the Middle and New Kingdom (2040-1080 BCE), building the tombs in the nearby Valley of Kings and Queens.
EditorialDaily life and trade along the Nile: Two stonecutters, one chiselling the copy of an ancient relief, the second polishing an alabaster object. Luxor.