Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Ax head
Description
Bronze or possibly copper alloy
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 corroded ancient Egyptian metal artifact with a semi-circular shape and three holes at the top.
The artifact is a semi-circular sheet of metal exhibiting significant corrosion, suggesting it might have been exposed to harsh conditions. The top edge is straight with three evenly spaced holes, possibly for attachment or suspension. The surface is rough, showing signs of oxidation typical of aged metals. This could have been part of a larger object like a shield, ceremonial plate, or decorative element.
unclear
unknown
poor
Materials
bronze
Connections
Materials
Bronze
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248112 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 99.4.14 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544276 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.
- 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.