Spearpoint
Description
Neolithic Period, ca. 6900–3900 B.C. Flint. L. 4.8 × W. 1.8 × Th. 0.4 cm (1 7/8 × 11/16 × 3/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Albert Gallatin, 1964.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
The image shows a small, leaf-shaped stone artifact with a pointed tip and rounded base, photographed against a plain light background.
A single object is centered in the frame. It has a flint-like, brown to reddish-brown coloration and a smooth, teardrop/leaf profile with a pointed end. The surface shows natural fractures or shallow flake scars along the edges, consistent with a worked stone tool. No ornamentation, hafting elements, or attached bindings are visible. There are no carved or painted inscriptions, and no figures or iconography indicating deities or royal names. The background is uniformly light, and lighting is even with no readable text overlays.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414447 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 64.204.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545840 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.