Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Model blade of a dagger
Description
Wood, paint
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.
Ancient wooden dagger likely used for ceremonial purposes.
The artifact is a wooden dagger with a rounded handle that appears intricately carved or possibly inlaid with a decorative pattern. The blade is elongated and tapers to a point, suggesting a ceremonial or symbolic function rather than practical use. The craftsmanship indicates attention to detail, typical in ancient Egyptian ceremonial objects.
decorative
unclear
fragmentary
Materials
wood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248100 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.183.17b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544285 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.