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

Illustrated Papyrus

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Description

Caption: Illustrated Papyrus, 305–30 B.C.E.. Papyrus, pigment, ink, 13 15/16 × 11 15/16 × 15/16 in. (35.4 × 30.3 × 2.4 cm) mount: 18 × 14 × 1 in. (45.7 × 35.6 × 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1647Ea3. (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.

The image depicts a figure representing Horus with a falcon head and a scepter.

The artwork shows the Egyptian god Horus, featuring the iconic falcon head wearing a double crown. The figure is adorned in traditional attire, with meticulous line work indicating details of the garments and scepter. The surrounding papyrus is worn, indicating age and the deterioration process.

religious New Kingdom fragmentary
Deities Horus
Materials papyrus

Connections

Found at Memphis
Deities Horus
Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1647Ea3 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 224474 tier-2
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