Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Curved 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 large ceremonial flint knife with a curved, finely crafted blade.
This artifact is a flint knife with a distinctly curved blade, showcasing intricate craftsmanship typical of ceremonial or high-status objects. The blade exhibits a delicate flaking pattern along its surface, indicating the skill of the artisan. The overall shape suggests it was likely used in ritualistic contexts rather than daily tasks. The condition of the knife appears excellent as there are minimal signs of wear or damage.
ceremonial
Predynastic
excellent
Materials
flint
Connections
Materials
Flint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415120 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.2.16 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547200 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.