Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Ibis Mummy
Description
Caption: Ibis Mummy, 664–332 B.C.E.. Animal remains, linen, pigment, 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 19 5/16 in. (14.9 x 10.5 x 49.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2040E. (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.
An ancient Egyptian mummified falcon wrapped in linen.
The artifact is a mummified falcon, wrapped in striped linen. The falcon is associated with the god Horus, shown in a traditional mummification style. The composition includes carefully wrapped bands of linen that are well-preserved, with painted details visible on the head area, likely to represent the falcon's features.
religious
unknown
good
Deities
Horus
Materials
linen
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.2040E tier-2
- BKM-Object 184725 tier-2
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