Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Flail scepter from the tomb of Senebtisi

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Faience, wood, carnelian, gold, 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.

An ancient Egyptian flail with elongated wooden elements and detailed handle.

The artifact depicted is a flail comprising a handle with three long, slender wooden strands. The handle and strands appear intricately constructed with alternating darker and lighter sections, suggesting detailed craftsmanship. This is a symbolic object often associated with power and royalty in ancient Egypt.

royal unknown good
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials Wood

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116248095 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 07.227.15 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544287 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.