Timeline: ANCIENT ART TOOLS

5000 BCE

Mesopotamia

In Mesopotamia they used art tools for many purposes like sculptures and art drill and all the tools required lack handles.
their most common tools included stones, bones and metal, stone tools-It had sharp edges it was arrowheads. bone tools- was made out of animals bones like sheep's and goats.it was used for leather-working some bones function like knives.

3300 BCE

Harappan

They soon used soapstones because its the easiest to carve
Soapstone cutter
The stones to cut anything or shoot animals
Paper covers

3100 BCE

Egypt

Ancient egypt developed a very rich culture which included art.
They made carved statues,papyrus scrolls,wood craft
the tools they used for most of their designs- stone, limestone,granite and sandstone.
For carving they used pick,weighted drills and saws.
for their art work on paper they cut the papyrus into a small thin strip and used it .
they used red palettes to hold the reed brushes and inks.