Staff
Description
Wood
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 long, curved wooden object resembling a staff or stick, photographed against a plain light background.
The artifact is presented horizontally with a gentle curve along its length. The surface appears dry and lightly worn, with natural variations in color and a smooth, unpainted look. No carved decoration, painted figures, or visible inscriptions are discernible at this resolution. There are no clear tips or attachments visible beyond the simple end shapes typical of a wooden staff/stick. The catalog’s identification as a “Staff” is consistent with the general form, though the exact end detailing is unclear from the provided image.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235055 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 86.1.38 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 560600 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.