Tool
Description
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1–2, ca. 3100–2649 B.C. Flint. L.16 × W. 5.9 × Th.14.7 cm (6 5/16 × 2 5/16 × 5 13/16 in.). From: Osiris Temple precinct, Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1902.
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 worked flint piece shaped like a simple tool with a chipped working edge.
The image shows a small, rounded triangular/oval flint nodule that has been knapped into a rudimentary implement. The left side has a sharp, chipped edge formed by multiple removals; the top surface shows light-colored patination and a concave area with a few clearer flake scars. The right edge is more intact and rounded. No carved decoration, carved symbols, or text are visible on the surfaces shown. The background is a neutral studio gray, and the object is photographed in isolation with no visible attachment or mounting.
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.