Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Projectile Point Early Dynastic PeriodAbydos
Description
Arrowhead, Projectile Point. Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, reign of Djer, ca. 3100–2900 B.C. Flint. L: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). From: Umm el-Qaab, Tomb of Djer, Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277432 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 01.4.76 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547410 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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