Pen
Description
Roman Period, 30 B.C.–A.D. 364. Reed. L. 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.). From: Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1896–97. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1897.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A single reed pen is shown lying horizontally on a light background, with a pointed tip at the left.
The image depicts an uninscribed, brown/tan reed writing implement. One end has a narrow, tapered point (left side), while the other end (right side) is thicker and more blunt. A darker band/marking is visible near the junction of the taper to the shaft, possibly indicating a natural node or a binding/attachment point. No pigments, ink, carved decoration, or text are visible. The object appears intact with only minor discoloration.
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.