Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Paddle Doll
Description
Wood, mud, linen string, paint
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.
An ancient Egyptian wooden carving resembling a feathered figure with intricate beadwork.
The artifact is a wooden carving with an extended lower section, decorated with geometric patterns. Surrounding the central figure is a spread of dark brown beadwork, likely intended to resemble wings. The wooden portion has detailed carvings that include checkered and line motifs, indicative of traditional Egyptian art styles.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
woodbeads
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248237 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 31.3.35a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544216 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.
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