Clapper
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12,mid–Dynasty 13, ca. 1900–1640 B.C. Ivory. L. 20.1 × W. 6 × Th. 1 cm (7 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in.). From: cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1, Pit 885, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21. Subject: Hands. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.
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.
The image shows a single ivory hand-shaped object with a flattened, curved body and a pointed, slightly splayed end, decorated with incised lines near the inner curve.
The artifact is photographed against a plain dark background. It appears hand- or claw-like: a long, gently curved, flattened section forms most of the object, with one end terminating in a narrow point. Near the inner curve there is a band of incised ornament consisting of parallel grooves/lines and small circular punctures arranged in a row, suggesting decorative detailing. No clear figural carving (e.g., a deity) or clearly readable hieroglyphs are visible. No cartouche or royal titulary is apparent. There is no visible modern label or legible text. The object’s surface shows slight wear and discoloration consistent with an older carved material.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414895 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.146 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546841 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.