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

Bow

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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 wooden bow with a minimal design, typical of ancient Egyptian weaponry.

The artifact is a simple, curved wooden bow. It has a sleek design with minimal adornment, suggesting it was crafted primarily for functionality. The bow appears to be in good condition, retaining its original shape and flexibility. Typical of ancient Egyptian bows, it likely served as a practical tool for hunting or combat.

military unknown good
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235379 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 19.3.200 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545659 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.