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Bifacial knife with handle Early Dynastic PeriodAbydos
Description
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2, reign of Khasekhemui, ca. 2949 B.C. Flint. L: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.); diam. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). From: Umm el-Qaab, Tomb of Khasekhemui, 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 Q116276941 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 01.4.30 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547438 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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