Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Mummiform Figure of Osiris

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Description

Caption: Mummiform Figure of Osiris, 305–30 B.C.E.. Wood, plaster, pigment, Figure: 17 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (43.5 x 9.5 x 6 cm) Base: 2 15/16 x 5 5/16 x 9 13/16 in. (7.5 x 13.5 x 25 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1377E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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.

A wooden sarcophagus lid depicting a mummiform figure with a wig.

The artifact is a wooden sarcophagus lid showing a mummiform figure standing upright. The figure features a traditional tripartite wig and a serene facial expression. The surface shows signs of wear, with areas of missing paint, suggesting age and exposure. The lid rests on a rectangular base that could be part of the sarcophagus structure.

funerary Middle Kingdom fragmentary
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Deities Osiris
Materials Wood

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1377E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117928 tier-2
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