Coffin Fragment Showing Mourning Isis
Description
Object Label: After Osiris's murder by Seth, Isis and her sister Nephthys mourned the death of the benevolent god-king. Their grieving may be seen as preparation for the god's magical "rebirth." In allusion, the Egyptians hired professional mourners to participate at funerals. It was believed that just as the goddesses helped bring about Osiris's resurrection, so too would the presence of mourners at a funeral help ensure the deceased's rebirth. Caption: Coffin Fragment Showing Mourning Isis, ca. 664–332 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, 14 3/16 x 12 5/8 in. (36 x 32 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1992E. (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 painted wooden panel depicting an Egyptian deity with hieroglyphs on the sides.
The artifact is a painted wooden panel showing a standing Egyptian deity facing right. The deity is adorned with a headdress and a necklace, and is depicted with a green face and white garment. The style is typical of Egyptian artistic conventions with clear outlines and use of color. Hieroglyphs are present on both sides of the figure, adding context and possibly identifying the figure and associated meanings.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1992E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4198 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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