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