Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Toe stall
Description
Gold
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 gold finger covering, part of ancient Egyptian funerary equipment.
The artifact is a gold finger covering, notable for its smooth, elongated shape. It is crafted from gold, a material often used in ancient Egyptian burial practices to denote status and ensure protection in the afterlife. This type of artifact would have been used to cover the fingers of a mummy, indicating its function in funerary rites.
funerary
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
gold
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276526 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.157 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547651 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).
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