Ax or adze
Description
Ax, adze. Neolithic Period, Buto–Merimda–Maadi, ca. 4500–4000 B.C. Flint. L: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). From: Merimda Beni Salama, Western Delta, Egypt. Excavation: Vienna Academy of Science excavations 1929–30. Credit: Gift of Albert Rothbart, 1933.
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, irregular, brown stone/flake tool-like object shown in a single view, with a concave/planed area on one face.
The image depicts a single lithic artifact photographed against a neutral gray background. The piece is roughly ovate/triangular in outline with uneven edges and a thick body. One face shows a smoother, lighter-colored concavity or worn/planed area near the center-lower region, while the outer surfaces have natural flaking/striations and lighter tan patches. A small area near the center appears darker or includes adhering residue/material, but no clear metal or clear blade edge is visible. No carved decoration, hieroglyphs, cartouches, or modern markings are visible on the object in this image. The object’s form is consistent with a worked flint implement (e.g., an adze/axe-like lithic tool) as suggested by the catalogue.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415061 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.4.27 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547156 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.