Tool
Description
Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C. Flint. From: camp II (CII), Fayum, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE/Caton-Thompson excavations, 1924–26. Credit: Gift of The British School of Archaeology, 1926.
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.
Photograph of a single flint lithic tool shaped as a long blade-like implement with a sharp edge at one end.
The image shows one small prehistoric stone object lying horizontally on a neutral background. The implement is elongated and tapers slightly toward the right, with a generally lanceolate form. A darker worked edge is visible along one side and near the left/right extremity, consistent with retouch or natural knapping. The center area is more uniformly colored and patinated, while the left tip appears darker and more irregular, suggesting impact/working at the point. No carved decoration, painted surfaces, or iconographic elements are visible. No hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present.
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.