Projectile Point
Description
Arrowhead, Projectile Point. Early Dynastic Period, ca. 3100–2649 B.C. Flint. L. 4 × W. 1 × Th. 0.4 cm (1 9/16 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.). From: Umm el-Qaab, Tomb of Aha (B 18), Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901.
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 small, brown flint projectile-point shaped artifact shown in profile against a light background.
The image depicts a single, elongated stone point with a sharp, slightly asymmetrical tip and a broader base. The surface is mottled brown with lighter weathering and fine pitting consistent with worked flint. No decorative elements, carved figures, or clearly legible hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible. The point’s reddish-brown coloration near the center may be discoloration rather than writing; no distinct sign shapes can be confirmed.
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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