Mummy Shroud
Description
Caption: Mummy Shroud, 332–30 B.C.E.. Linen, gesso, pigment , 40 3/8 x 35 15/16 in. (102.6 x 91.3 cm) mounted: 43 1/4 × 38 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (109.9 × 97.8 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1811E. (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 artifact depicts two figures standing with offerings, flanking a central column of hieroglyphs.
This painted linen shroud features two standing figures on either side of a central column, each offering gestures of reverence. The figures are detailed with traditional Egyptian attire and hairstyles, exhibiting a serene composure. The central column contains rows of hieroglyphs, possibly a funerary text or invocation. The overall style suggests meticulous craftsmanship, characteristic of funerary art.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1811E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118330 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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