Inner Cartonnage of Gautseshenu
Description
Object Label: This cartonnage provides a Who’s Who of Egyptian gods, both funerary and non-funerary. They include Osiris, lord of the afterlife; Anubis, the jackal-headed god, conducting the dead to the next world; and the Four Sons of Horus, who protected specific mummified organs of the body. Among the sky gods are Khepri, the winged beetle; Sokar, in his boat; and the hawk-headed form of Horus with outstretched wings. Thoth, the god of intellectual activity, takes the form of an ibis bird. This mummy’s name, Gautseshenu, means “bouquet of lotuses.” The Egyptian word seshen (“lotus”) is the origin of the name Susan. Provenance: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Inner Cartonnage of Gautseshenu, ca. 945–712 B.C.E.. Linen, gesso, pigment, and human remains, 65 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (165.7 x 41.9 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1223. (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 richly decorated anthropoid coffin lid featuring colorful painted depictions.
This artifact is an anthropoid coffin lid, intricately painted with vibrant scenes covering the entire surface. The artwork includes detailed life scenes, religious symbols, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. The composition is densely packed, characteristic of Egyptian funerary art, and features a false beard and collar, typical of New Kingdom sarcophagi.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 34.1223 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3345 tier-2
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