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

Ax head

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Description

Bronze or copper alloy

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 bronze axe head with two circular openings.

The object is a bronze axe head displaying a functional and minimalist design. It features two circular openings likely for reducing weight and improving grip attachment. The surface shows patina indicating age and use. The style lacks ornate decoration and focuses on practicality.

unclear unknown good
Materials bronze

Connections

Materials Bronze

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243489 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 41.6.9 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545716 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.
  • 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.