Model adze
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Copper, wood. l. 7.6 cm (3 in). From: Tomb of Ankhef (Tomb 9), Asyut (Lykopolis), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917.
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.
Photograph of a small Egyptian artifact shaped like an adze, with a dark blade-like end and a wooden handle secured with bindings near the blade.
The image shows a compact implement resembling an adze or small woodworking tool. One end is darker and resembles a metal blade or blade socket, while the remainder is a light brown wooden handle with a few small holes/marks. The blade/upper section appears attached via a knot/bundle of fibrous cord or plant-fiber wrapping that is visible around the transition between the darker end and the wooden handle. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible on the object surface in this view. The background is a neutral support, and the object is photographed in a straightforward, product-style orientation.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248080 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.9.20 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544292 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.
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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.