Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Chest
Description
Pine, hardwood, string
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 wooden box with a simple design, possibly ancient.
The image depicts a rectangular wooden box with a flat lid and a simple rope as a locking mechanism. The wood appears aged and weathered, indicating significant age or exposure. There are no visible carvings or decorations, suggesting a utilitarian purpose. The overall composition is plain, with a focus on function rather than ornamental style.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280823 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.1168a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546736 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.