Model chisel

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.

Photograph of a small ancient Egyptian tool-like object resembling a metal chisel or blade with a wooden handle.

The image shows a single handheld implement photographed against a plain light background. The object has a long, narrow, pointed metal working end (dark brown to black with possible corrosion) extending to a sharp tip. The handle portion is at the left side and appears light brown/tan, consistent with wood; it is wrapped or attached to the metal tang. Near the handle-metal junction there is a small red/black painted or inked mark that includes what looks like catalog/collection writing, but it does not form clear hieroglyphs. No cartouches, royal names, deity iconography, or readable inscriptions in Egyptian script are clearly visible. The overall form aligns with the museum catalogue description of a "Model chisel," though the object in the photo appears more like an actual chisel/blade than a wooden-only model.