Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Bifacial Knife
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 ceremonial knife crafted from a single piece of translucent stone.
The artifact is a beautifully crafted ceremonial knife made from a single piece of translucent stone, likely flint or a similar material. The blade is curved and polished, showcasing expert craftsmanship and an understanding of the material's properties. This piece lacks any ornate decoration or inscriptions, indicating its purpose was primarily ceremonial or symbolic rather than functional.
unclear
unknown
excellent
Materials
flint
Connections
Materials
Flint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415103 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.49.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547186 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.