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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. 4.5 × W. 1.9 cm (1 3/4 × 3/4 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.

Small gold-colored cast object shaped like a rounded cap or sleeve, with a narrow base opening and a visible internal dark core or attachment point.

The image shows a standalone, vertically oriented, gold-toned artifact with a rounded upper end resembling a cap or toe-shaped termination. The lower portion tapers into a narrow band/opening; a dark element inside the opening suggests an attached insert, backing, or shadowed interior. The surface is highly polished and featureless aside from a horizontal band or seam near the lower third. No hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or readable text are visible on the exterior in this photo. No identifiable deities, royal names, or iconographic motifs can be confirmed from the image provided. The object closely matches the catalogue's identification as a “toe stall” in that it appears to be a small protective/ornamental fitting rather than a larger vessel or sculpture; however, the photo alone does not provide enough context to confirm exact function beyond form.

unclear New Kingdom (per catalogue; not independently confirmable from image) good
Materials gold (gold-colored metal surface)

Connections

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276523 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.160 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547654 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.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.