Mummy Bandage of Wennefer, Born of Taamun Renpetnefret
Description
Object Label: The vignette depicts Wen-nefer sitting in front of an offering table, greeting three deities with his right hand. In his left hand he holds the image of his heart—the seat of consciousness—next to its correct anatomical place. Caption: Mummy Bandage of Wennefer, Born of Taamun Renpetnefret, 332 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.. Linen, ink, 4 1/4 × 1/16 × 20 in. (10.8 × 0.2 × 50.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2039.75E. (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 piece of papyrus featuring a scene with figures and accompanying script in black ink.
The image shows an ancient Egyptian papyrus with two seated figures, possibly engaged in a teaching or discussion scene. The figures are drawn in black ink, accompanied by columns of hieroglyphic text on both sides. The style is typical of Egyptian papyrus art, with detailed line work depicting clothing and posture.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.2039.75E tier-2
- BKM-Object 184342 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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