Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Model Spear
Description
Wood, copper
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 set of ancient shields and spears with a spotted pattern.
The image depicts an elaborate shield and quiver with spotted patterns in black and white, alongside a set of spears. The shield shows a distinctive arched shape and features decorative red borders. The craftsmanship suggests attention to style and utility, possibly for ceremonial use. The design is highly stylized and unique, indicating a specific cultural or regional style.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
woodleather
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116389423 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.9.11 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546279 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.