Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Jewelry box
Description
Cypress, boxwood
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 small wooden box with a sliding lid and knobs.
The artifact is a rectangular wooden box featuring a sliding lid with round knobs on top, suggesting a functional design. The wood grain is visible, and the construction appears simple but sturdy, indicative of utilitarian craftsmanship. The box may have been used for storage or personal items, and the style is consistent with ancient Egyptian woodworking techniques. There are no visible inscriptions or decorative elements on this object, which focuses on function over ornamentation.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245320 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.199 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545126 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.