Leg from a bed or chair
Description
Chair or bed leg. Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 3100–2650 B.C. Ivory (elephant). H: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). From: Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Amélineau excavations. Subject: Furniture. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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.
Carved ivory fragment depicting a sculpted leg/foot portion of furniture, with a rounded knee/upper section and fluted banding around the ankle/upper foot.
The image shows a small, light-colored carved object made of ivory, shaped as a portion of a leg or leg-like support. The upper end has a rectangular protrusion and a rounded form, while the main shaft curves slightly. A large circular/oval swelling is visible around the knee area, and the lower portion narrows into a foot-like shape with a distinct toe. Around the upper foot/ankle area there are multiple horizontal, evenly spaced incised rings or bands. There are no clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic inscriptions visible on the fragment, and no legible deities or royal names appear. The piece is photographed against a neutral gray background with visible surface wear and tool marks consistent with a carved artifact.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277516 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1282 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547404 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.