The Egyptians Ancient Egypt Egypt and the Nile The Old Kingdom Building the Pyramids The Middle Kingdom Pharaohs The New Kingdom Religion Preparing for the Next World Towns and Cities Sculpture and Painting Craftsmen Writing Children and Education Farmers Trade and Ships Family Life Food and Drink Games and Hunting	Choose a Page:Sculpture and PaintingSculptureColoured Stones*Sculptor’s Chisel*BrushesPainter’s PaletteWooden Figure Sculptor’s Chisel Sculptors shaped a stone by chipping away with a chisel and mallet. This kind of mallet is still used today   Previous: Back Book: The Egyptians Section: Ancient Egypt Chapter: Sculpture and Painting