Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Spearpoint
Description
Flint
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 flint blade artifact, characteristic of ancient tool-making.
The image shows a flint blade, showcasing typical characteristics of prehistoric tool-making. The blade is knapped and displays evidence of skillful chipping to produce sharp edges. This artifact highlights the functional craftsmanship of early human societies, likely used for cutting or scraping purposes.
unclear
unknown
excellent
Materials
flint
Connections
Materials
Flint
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.