Large Knife
Description
Object Label: As early as the Predynastic Period, weapons were included in men’s graves, and later in tombs. Thus, the beginnings of different customs in burial for men and women began in the earliest period and continued for thousands of years. These weapons accompanied the deceased into the afterlife for use there. Caption: Large Knife, ca. 3400–3200 B.C.E.. Chert, 2 3/8 x 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (6 x 0.7 x 20 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.121. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 large, elongated chert piece with a curved/rounded profile, likely representing a tool blade/knife form.
The image shows a single, light-colored stone artifact photographed against a neutral background. The object is horizontally oriented with a broad, rounded/flattened cross-section and tapering toward one end. The surface appears pale cream to off-white with visible weathering and small cracks/crazing lines. No obvious hafting elements, metal, or decorative engraving are visible in the provided view. There are no clear hieroglyphs or other inscriptions visible, and no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. The form resembles an uninscribed prehistoric stone blade/knife as catalogued, but the photo does not show enough detail to confirm edge retouching or typology beyond general shape.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 09.889.121 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3267 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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