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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. 5.6 × W. 2.4 cm (2 3/16 × 15/16 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, bell-shaped metal object with a rounded top and a flared rim at the bottom.

The image shows a single object photographed against a light background. It is cylindrical/bell-shaped with a smooth, reflective gold surface and a rounded cap-like top. A faint horizontal seam or band appears around the midsection, and the lower edge is slightly flared. Near the bottom rim there is a small, dark element that could be a fixture or shadow, but no clear inscription or ornamentation is visible. No hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or recognizable iconography of deities are present. The object appears to be made of metal; the catalogue states gold, and the visible finish is consistent with gilded/gold-toned material. The image does not provide enough detail to confirm the specific function implied by the catalogue title (“Toe stall”).

unclear New Kingdom (per catalogue; image alone does not confirm period) good
Materials gold-toned metal

Connections

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

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276525 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.158 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547652 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.