Arrow with a broken shaft and composite stone tip
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Reed, wood, quartz, adhesive. L. 70 cm (27 9/16 in). From: Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), below, deposit of bows and arrows, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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.
The image shows a single small arrow-like object laid horizontally against a plain background, with a narrow shaft and a tapered end.
A straight, slender implement is photographed in side profile, oriented horizontally. The left side appears slightly thicker and the right side tapers to a fine point; there is minor discoloration and a possible break/irregularity near the right end. No feathering, stone tip, fletching marks, or composite construction are clearly visible at this resolution. No hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible, and there is no visible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. The overall appearance suggests a lightweight organic shaft (consistent with reed/wood) with a darker or altered tip area; however, the presence and type of stone (quartz) and adhesive are not definitively confirmable from the photo.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235062 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.226 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 560250 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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