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

Terminal Ornamented with Three Heads of the Osirian Triad

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Description

Caption: Terminal Ornamented with Three Heads of the Osirian Triad, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. or later. Bronze, 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 3/16 in. (6.6 x 9.5 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.687E. (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.

Bronze artifact depicting three Egyptian deities on a boat.

This bronze artifact features three deities standing side by side on a small boat-like platform. The style is typical of Egyptian bronze work, with detailed carving of the figures and their attributes. The composition suggests a religious or funerary purpose, as depicted by the boat motif often related to the journey to the afterlife. The deities exhibit classic iconography, including distinct headdresses.

religious Late Period good
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.687E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117295 tier-2
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