Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Flail scepter from the tomb of Senebtisi
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
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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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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