Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Mummified Ibis
Description
Caption: Mummified Ibis, 664–332 B.C.E.. Animal remains, linen, 5 1/4 × 3 3/8 × 19 3/4 in. (13.3 × 8.6 × 50.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1985E. (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 mummy wrapped in linen, shaped to resemble a fish.
The artifact is a mummified object wrapped in linen, designed to closely resemble a fish. The wrapping is detailed, with linen strips applied to create the form and texture. The artifact serves as an example of the intricate mummification process used for symbolic or ritualistic purposes in ancient Egypt.
funerary
unknown
good
Materials
linen
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1985E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118487 tier-2
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