Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
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Description
Ivory
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.
An ancient Egyptian ivory wand with a hand motif.
The artifact is a curved ivory wand featuring incised lines and a hand motif, indicating its possible use in rituals or as a ceremonial object. The smooth texture and intricate design reflect skilled craftsmanship, likely serving a protective or symbolic purpose.
religious
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
ivory
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280898 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 09.180.1250 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546718 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.