Bundle in Form of Cat Mummy
Description
Object Label: This linen bundle is filled with soil and stones. There are no remains. It is unclear whether such a fake mummy represents a corrupt practice or a less expensive means of making a request of the cat goddess Bastet. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Bundle in Form of Cat Mummy, 664–30 B.C.E.. Linen, stones, soil, plant matter, 2 1/8 x 3 x 10 3/8 in. (5.4 x 7.6 x 26.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1179.3. (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 wrapped mummified object.
The image depicts a wrapped object, likely a mummy or part of one. The wrapping appears to be linen, with visible signs of age and wear, such as discoloration and small tears. The object is cylindrical in shape, possibly indicating it is a limb or an animal mummy. The wrapping style is consistent with ancient Egyptian mummification techniques.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession X1179.3 tier-2
- BKM-Object 179037 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.