Hair pin
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–13 to 1700 B.C., ca. 1850–1700 B.C. Ivory. l. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in). From: south of Tomb of Nakht (493), south cemetery, Pit 453, 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.
A small, straight ivory object resembling a hair pin, shown in profile with a slightly thicker, ridged section at one end.
The image shows a single elongated implement laid horizontally on a light background. One end appears slightly thicker and features narrow circumferential ridges (a grip/attachment area), while the opposite end tapers subtly. No carved decoration, relief, or legible inscriptions are visible on the surface; the object is photographed in neutral lighting that highlights its smooth, pale material. The ridging near one end is the only clearly distinguishable feature.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280866 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.133 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546684 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.