Outer Coffin of Horus
Description
Caption: Outer Coffin of Horus, ca. 800–740 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, beeswax, plant resins, bitumen, and proteinaceous adhesives, Lid: 15 7/8 x 25 x 79 1/4 in. (40.3 x 63.5 x 201.3 cm) Box: 18 x 27 1/8 x 79 1/4 in. (45.7 x 68.9 x 201.3 cm) Box: 151 lb. (68.49kg) Lid and Base together: 30 7/8 x 27 1/8 x 79 1/4 in. (78.4 x 68.9 x 201.3 cm) [Note: this is 3 inches shorter than the two heights combined because the tongs on the base go into the slots of the lid]. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1927Ea-b. (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 wooden anthropoid coffin with detailed painting inside the lid.
The artifact is a wooden anthropoid coffin featuring a dark exterior with faint traces of painted detailing. The interior of the lid displays intricate line drawings of a figure adorned with symbolic decorations, possibly representing a deity or an important individual. This style suggests a focus on both protective and symbolic elements typical of ancient burial practices.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1927Ea-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 118432 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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