Sheath for a Model Dagger
Description
Model dagger sheath. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint, gold leaf. w. 23 cm (9 1/16 in). From: Tomb of Hapiankhtifi, Mummy, Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–12. Credit: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912.
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 painted and gilded model dagger sheath-like object shown in profile, with a gold-colored band near the tip and a patterned painted area along the shaft.
The image shows a horizontally oriented, elongated object with a pointed end. The left portion has darker surfaces and visible painted decoration/lines resembling a grid or geometric pattern across sections of the sheath. Moving toward the middle and right, a rectangular gold-colored band is visible around the sheath, followed by a dark band and then the pointed tip. The object appears to be made from multiple segments or joined elements, suggesting a wooden core covered with paint and metallic leaf. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or textual elements are visible in the provided view. No specific deity iconography is discernible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248096 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.183.17a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544286 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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