Model sekhem or aba scepter
Description
Model scepter, sekhem or aba. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood. l. 70 cm (27 9/16 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.
The image shows three slender wooden rod-like objects, shaped at the top like scepter finials, standing upright against a neutral background.
Three separate wooden implements are visible. The left object is a short staff with a rounded spherical knob on top. The middle object is taller and has a flared, bell-like finial at the upper end with a narrow neck beneath it, resembling a scepter/ceremonial staff form. The right object is also tall and has a curved handle-like element at the top, with the rest of the shaft tapering slightly; its top differs from the middle one and may represent another related model scepter or attachment. No legible inscriptions or carved hieroglyphs are visible on the surfaces in this photograph, and there is no readable Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. The lighting and image resolution do not clearly reveal any painted or gilded decoration; the primary visible material appears to be unadorned wood.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281651 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 11.150.20b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546281 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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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.