Ripple-Flaked Knife
Description
Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III, ca. 3650–3100 B.C. Flint. L. 28.7 × W. 6.7 × Th. 0.3 cm (11 5/16 × 2 5/8 × 1/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911.
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 flint blade-like implement with a pointed, oval outline and visible ripple/retouch along its edges, consistent with a Predynastic flint knife.
A solitary lithic object is photographed against a neutral gray background. The implement has an elongated, leaf/teardrop shape with a rounded base and a sharper, pointed tip. Its surface shows knapping marks and shallow ripple-like texture consistent with flint knapping/retouch. The edges appear worked, with subtle flake scars and irregularities rather than any polished metal surface. No carved decoration, relief, or iconographic figures are visible. There is no legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text on the object surface in the provided image. No cartouche or royal names are present. The material appears to be flint/chert based on the light tan to amber coloration and knapped texture.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415119 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 11.167.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547199 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.