Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

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Description

Wood

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.

A wooden artifact resembling a throwing stick, possibly used in hunting.

This image depicts a single, curved wooden stick, typical of ancient Egyptian throwing sticks used for hunting birds. The artifact has a simplistic form with a smooth surface, showing signs of wear, suggesting its use in practical activities. The color and texture indicate it might be made from a native wood. There are no visible inscriptions or decorative elements on the surface.

daily life unknown good
Materials wood

Connections

Materials Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116248122 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.150.35 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544269 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.