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Arrowhead Early Dynastic PeriodAbydos
Description
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, reign of Djer, ca. 3100–2900 B.C. Ivory. L. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Handwritten/numbering on object: unclear digits resembling “01.4.8” (exact transcription uncertain)
Connections
Found at
Abydos
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235336 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 01.4.48 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547417 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.