Mummiform Figure of Osiris
Description
Object Label: The inscription identifies this figure as Osiris. He wears the crown of ostrich feathers, a sun-disk, and the ram’s horns that identify him as a king. Yet he is also in the form of a mummy with the curled beard worn by the dead. The figure stands on a hollow base. Originally, a papyrus with a spell written on it was stored in the base. When this figure and papyrus were placed in the tomb, the deceased enjoyed the protection of Osiris and of the spell. Caption: Mummiform Figure of Osiris, 664–332 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, 25 3/4 x 7 x 11 in. (65.4 x 17.8 x 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1481E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
Mummiform, human-like figure with a blue/black nemes-style headdress and a painted, wrapped body, shown standing upright with arms extended out to the sides.
The image shows a small, standing mummiform figure carved in a rectangular stance with a painted surface. The head is human and painted blue/gray with a stylized facial beard; the headdress resembles the nemes (striped cloth) with a central face area. A pair of outstretched arms extend horizontally to either side, ending above shoulder height, suggesting an Osirian iconographic pose. The body is wrapped in horizontal bands resembling bandages, with areas of red-brown and darker pigment. At the top of the figure is a tall, vertical element with a circular/oval disk near the head level (possibly a decorative element or attachment), and the feet rest on a square base/plinth. No clear readable hieroglyphs or inscriptions are visible at this resolution. The cataloged identification as an Osiris mummiform figure is broadly consistent with the Osirian mummiform form and the stylized beard and headdress-like treatment, though the image does not clearly show definitive identifying inscription or attributes (e.g., specific symbols) to confirm beyond iconographic plausibility.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1481E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4156 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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