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Toe stall

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Description

Toe stall, Group 2. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Gold. L. 5.2 × W. 2.3 cm (2 1/16 × 7/8 in.). From: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1921–1922.

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.

A small, gold-toned cylindrical/rounded cap-like object with a slit along one side and a pin or support element at the base, photographed against a neutral background.

The image shows a compact gold-colored artifact shaped like a rounded cylinder or dome-cap, tapering slightly toward the bottom. A longitudinal seam or slit is visible on one side, suggesting it may be made of a formed sheet-metal component. Near the lower edge there is a small protruding pin/rod used for mounting or display. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, deity figure, or other carved decoration is visible in the provided view; the surface appears smooth with minor highlights and reflections from the lighting. The object’s exact function is not directly confirmable from the image alone, but it is presented as a small personal accessory type item consistent with a toe-stall.

unclear New Kingdom (per catalogue; exact dating cannot be confirmed from the image alone) good
Materials gold (gold-toned metal)

Connections

Found at Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D
Materials Gold

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276527 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.155 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547650 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.