Viscera figure with falcon head (Qebehsenuef)
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, second half, ca. 1000–945 B.C. Wax. H. 7.1 × W. 2.5 × D. 1.7 cm (2 13/16 × 1 × 11/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 60, Pit, Burial of an anonymous female (P1), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.
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.
Small, brown, anthropomorphic/figurine-like fragment with a rounded, animal-like head resembling a falcon head and a narrow pedestal body, photographed against a plain background.
The image shows a single small artifact photographed front-facing. The upper portion has a rounded head with shallow, incised/raised features that could suggest a falcon head profile; however the details are worn and indistinct. The body is slender and tapers slightly downward into a rounded foot/pedestal. No clear painted surface, plaiting, or clear anatomical segmentation is visible due to abrasion and discoloration. There are no legible hieroglyphic signs or inscriptions visible on the object in this view. No modern labels, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text appear in the photograph.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116443509 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.157d tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 577427 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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