Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Game piece
Description
Wood
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.
A spindle-shaped stone weight possibly used in ancient Egyptian construction or other activities.
The artifact is a spindle-shaped object made from stone, displaying a simplistic form with smooth curves and an overall elongated appearance. Its surface is weathered, suggesting age, and there are no discernible carvings or inscriptions visible from this angle. It appears to be constructed for practical use, perhaps as a weight or tool in daily activities.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280575 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 32.3.122 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546954 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.