Pen
Description
Roman Period, 30 B.C.–A.D. 364. Reed. L. 14.6 cm (5 3/4 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 with a pointed nib at one end and a darker, banded section near the middle; photographed against a plain background.
The image shows a long, slender object that appears to be made of a hollow reed. One end is carved or naturally tapering into a sharp point, forming the writing tip. Near the middle of the object there is a darker annular band or segment, likely representing a natural node or a treated area. The rest of the reed is a light brown to reddish-brown color with minor surface wear. No figures, deities, cartouches, or organized hieroglyphic text are visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is legible on the image.
About this record's data
- 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.