Bent stave
Description
Wood, paint
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 long wooden element with a pronounced bend at one end and the other end extending straight, photographed against a plain white background.
A single, bent wooden stave is depicted in side view. The left portion forms an angled/bent segment, while the right portion continues as a straight, narrow rod-like section. The surface appears light brown/orange with darker streaks consistent with wood grain; no clearly legible painted decoration or hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible at this resolution. Edges look smoothed and the object seems partially restored or worn, with no evident metal fittings. The overall form is consistent with a “bent stave,” but the image does not show clear inscriptions, cartouches, or identifiable iconography.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116413496 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 14.3.34 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544266 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.