Model adze
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Copper, wood, animal hide. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in). From: Tomb of Ankhef (Tomb 9), Asyut (Lykopolis), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917.
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 photographed wooden-handled tool-like object with a dark metal/stone-like blade end and binding/wrapping near the head.
The image shows a single small object on a neutral background, photographed from a side angle. The handle appears light brown and conical/rounded toward the head. Near the junction of handle and head, there is a wrapping/binding in darker brown/black material. The head itself is dark (possibly oxidized metal, a stone/ceramic piece, or painted/oxidized surface) with a rectangular profile. On the head surface there are small red markings/paint remnants near the outer end, though no clear pigment pattern is legible. No hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible. No clear evidence of animal hide is directly identifiable from the photo, though the wrapping could be consistent with hide or cord; this cannot be confirmed. No deities or royal names are present or legible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281775 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.9.24 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546211 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.