Shield handle
Description
Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 11–18, ca. 2124–1504 B.C. Wood. L. 82 cm (32 5/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 116, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A tall, narrow wooden object with a rectangular recess or socket on one face, presented vertically against a neutral background.
The image shows a fragmentary, vertically oriented wooden element. Most of the surface is weathered and partially broken, with visible tool marks and uneven edges. On the lower-middle portion there is a rectangular opening/recess that may function as a fitting or attachment point consistent with a “shield handle” type object. No carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or painted decoration are clearly visible on the provided view. No modern labels or inscriptions are readable. The overall appearance is consistent with a wood artifact fragment, though the exact function (e.g., shield handle) cannot be independently confirmed from inscriptions or iconography in this image alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235427 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.70 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544271 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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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.