Right Fist Holding Folded Cloth
Description
Object Label: Hands on wooden, anthropoid coffins were usually crossed over the chest to resemble depictions of the god Osiris. They were frequently modeled and attached separately by means of pegs, a hole for which is visible in the middle of the flat hand with rings (3). The hand originally belonged to the coffin of a woman, while the clenched fist holding a short stave (4) is characteristic of men’s coffins. An unusual and damaged inscription on the fist, running from the knuckles to the wrist, appears to be the name of the deceased. The yellow hue of both hands evokes the Egyptian belief that gods, and thus the deceased associated with them, have golden skin. Caption: Right Fist Holding Folded Cloth, ca. 1075–656 B.C.E.. Wood, gesso, pigment, resin, 5 9/16 x 2 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (14.2 x 5.3 x 15 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2041.13E. (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 fragment of an ancient Egyptian artifact with a reddish hue and signs of wear.
The artifact displays a reddish coloration with a worn, corroded surface. It appears to be a fragment, possibly shaped for decorative or functional purposes, with cylindrical protrusions on either side, suggesting it may have been part of a larger structure or object. The material shows significant aging, with chipped areas revealing a lighter core.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.2041.13E tier-2
- BKM-Object 185803 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.