A heavy coil of palm-fibre rope leaning against a tied bundle of wooden levers — the working tool-set of any Old Kingdom block-handling crew. Period: Old Kingdom Egypt, c. 2686-2181 BCE.
Beyond hauling, pyramid teams handled blocks with prying levers and short hand-ropes for the last few cubits onto a course. The rope was palm-fibre or halfa-grass, the levers cut from sycamore — both stored together at the foot of the ramp where any team could grab a length. This piece fuses coil and lever-bundle into one mountable supply prop.
Painting tips
- Rope: tan palm-fibre with sepia twist wash.
- Levers: warm sycamore with darker grain wash.
- Tying twine: lighter for contrast.
- Dust at base.
Historical sources & further reading
- Old Kingdom tool-finds (Lisht workmen's caches)
- Mark Lehner, The Complete Pyramids
⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.





