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Ivory label incised with an early hieroglyph that may be the image of a bundle of arrows Early Dynastic PeriodAbydos
Description
Label, bundle of arrows. Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 2650 B.C. Wood, ink. H: 3.7cm (1 7/16 in.); W: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); th: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). From: Umm el-Qaab, Tomb of Djer, Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249696 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 01.4.162 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551834 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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