Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
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Description
Ivory
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian artifact depicting an extended hand with detailed carving.
The artifact represents a finely carved hand, possibly from a larger statue or object. The hand is extended with fingers together, showcasing meticulous detailing in the fingernails and joints. It appears to be crafted from ivory or a similar pale material, indicative of high craftsmanship. There are lines and dots carved into the wrist area, suggesting ornamentation or clothing detail.
unclear
unknown
excellent
Materials
ivory
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.