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