Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Scraper

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Description

Probably New Kingdom, Ramesside–Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1184–664 B.C. Flint. w. 4.9 × l. 5.2 cm (1 15/16 × 2 1/16 in.). From: Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1948.

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 stone artifact shaped like a triangular scraper, photographed against a plain light background.

The image shows a single small worked stone piece with a roughly triangular form. One face appears darker brown with visible weathering and shallow tool marks or flaking along edges. A lighter whitish patch is visible near the lower-left/central area, possibly from chips or remaining cortex. No carved decoration, tool handle, or attached hafting is visible. Near the top edge there is faint red/brown residue-like marking (likely modern annotation or lighting artifact), but no clear hieroglyphic engraving is visible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.

daily life Probably New Kingdom, Ramesside–Third Intermediate Period (as per catalogue) fragmentary
Materials flint

Connections

Found at Lisht
Materials Flint
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