Ibis Coffin
Description
Object Label: This small coffin with an ibis figurine contained a small bird mummy. It represents the tradition of combining figurines and votive animal mummies. Caption: Ibis Coffin, 664–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 6 in. (13.3 x 6.4 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.417E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
The image shows a small bronze object shaped like an ibis standing over a rectangular coffin-like base, with the bird’s head and curved beak raised upward.
A bronze ibis figure is depicted standing on top of a rectangular, coffin-like container. The ibis has a long, curved beak pointed upward and a compact body with visible legs splayed on the lid surface. The coffin base is formed as a squat rectangular box with simple paneling/edges; it appears worn and darkened, with scattered surface pitting and small dark spots. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions or cartouches are visible on the photographed faces of the coffin. The background is plain gray, and the object is photographed at a three-quarter angle emphasizing the bird’s form and the box lid.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.417E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117070 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.
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