Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Bifacial Knife

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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 stone tool or blade likely used for cutting or carving.

The artifact depicted is a flint blade or scraper, characterized by its elongated shape and chipped edges, typical of stone tool craftsmanship. This specimen showcases flintknapping techniques common in prehistoric times. It lacks any visible inscriptions or decorations, focusing purely on functional design.

unclear unknown good
Materials flint

Connections

Materials Flint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116415059 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 33.4.26 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547155 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.