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Model heka scepter

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Description

Model scepter, heka. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood. l. 58 cm (22 13/16 in.). From: Burial of Seni, Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.

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 photographic view shows three short wooden scepter-like objects, including one with a rounded finial and others with bulbous tops and spiral handle elements, consistent with a model heka-style staff.

The image depicts three vertically oriented, light-brown wooden rods displayed against a plain background. The left object has a spherical knob/final at the top. The center object has a thicker, flared upper section resembling a heka-scepter collar or head, above a long cylindrical shaft. The right object also has a flared upper end and a curved, hook-like spiral element near the top/upper shaft, resembling the heka scepter’s crook-like feature. No colored pigments, metal inlays, or decorative carving details are clearly legible beyond the sculpted/formed heads. No inscriptions or cartouches are visible, and there is no readable hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text in the photograph.

decorative Middle Kingdom (catalogue ground truth); exact date unclear from image alone. good
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Meir
Materials Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281650 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.150.20a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546280 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.