Hair pin
Description
Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 13, late–18, early, ca. 1700–1550 B.C. Ivory. l. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in). From: Tomb of Nakht (493), outside NE corner, Pit 468, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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 long, cylindrical ivory-colored artifact with a slightly thicker section near one end and a small ring-like band detail, consistent with a small personal ornament such as a hair pin.
The object is photographed against a plain background. It appears as a smooth, ivory-toned cylindrical piece with one end (left) tapering slightly and the other end (right) ending in a segmented/stitched-looking area. Near the right end there is a narrow, beaded or ribbed collar and a few darker bands/lines, suggesting decorative attachment or a break/repair. No carved figures, hieroglyphs, or inscriptions are visible on the surface, and there are no clear metal fittings or inlays. The overall form resembles a small handled or inserted object typical of hair pins rather than a larger tool or architectural element.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280976 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.180 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546610 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.