Painted Coffin Interior
Description
Object Label: In the interior painting on this bottom half of a coffin, the large figure represents Osiris, king of the dead. The mummy would have originally lain on top of this figure, thereby associating the deceased with the king who was successfully reborn into the afterlife. Lesser figures here include three images, in the top and second registers, of the human-headed bird called the ba-soul, which acts on behalf of the deceased in our world; and deities such as Anubis and Horus, who here protect Osiris by supporting his legs. Caption: Painted Coffin Interior, ca. 1070–945 B.C.E.. Wood, gesso, pigment, 17 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 70 3/4 in. (43.8 x 3.8 x 179.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1810E. (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 vivid, painted wooden sarcophagus cover featuring Egyptian deities and scenes.
The artifact is a painted wooden sarcophagus cover depicting various Egyptian deities and scenes arranged in registers. The central figure is adorned with traditional Egyptian iconography, surrounded by symbolic elements. The art style and iconography suggest an emphasis on protection and the afterlife. Some parts show signs of wear, but the colors remain vibrant.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1810E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4179 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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