Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Battle-ax
Description
Bronze, restored shaft and lashing
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 large ancient Egyptian ceremonial axe with a crescent-shaped blade.
The artifact is a large axe featuring a distinct crescent-shaped blade attached to a cylindrical handle with binding at different points. The blade is made of metal and shows signs of age, including patina and discoloration, indicative of ceremonial or symbolic use rather than practical. The bindings appear to be made of organic material such as leather or plant fibers, providing additional grip and reinforcing the axe head's attachment to the shaft.
royal
unknown
good
Materials
metalorganic material
Connections
Materials
MetalOrganic Material
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248110 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.2.5a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544279 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.