Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Dagger
Description
Bronze or copper alloy, ivory
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.
An ancient Egyptian dagger, possibly ceremonial, made of metal with a distinctive handle.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian dagger characterized by a rounded guard and a pointed blade. The blade shows signs of corrosion, suggesting antiquity. The handle is crafted with a prominent rounded end, potentially indicating a ceremonial or symbolic use. The metal used appears oxidized, giving it a weathered appearance.
military
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
metal
Connections
Materials
Metal
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248107 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.182.18 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544283 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.