Bifacial Tool
Description
Neolithic Period, Buto–Merimda–Maadi, ca. 4500–4000 B.C. Flint. L: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 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.
The image shows a single small, brownish stone artifact photographed against a plain light background. The object appears roughly teardrop/triangular and is chipped/flaked, consistent with a worked lithic tool.
A standalone lithic artifact is centered in the frame with no surrounding context. It is brown to reddish-brown overall, with a rough surface and multiple chipped areas indicating knapping and possible bifacial working. The edges are irregular and the form is somewhat teardrop/triangular, with the center showing weathering and fracture scars. No carved figures, inscriptions, or legible writing are visible on the photographed faces. The image provides no clear evidence of any deity iconography or royal titulary cartouche.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415065 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.4.29 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547158 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.