Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Mask and Foot Cover of "Corn Mummy"
Description
Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen
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 mummiform figure covered in gold with a blue headdress.
The artifact is a representation of a mummiform figure, likely a depiction of a deity or a royal personage, adorned with gold leaf and a distinct blue headdress. The wrapping style is intricate, with precise horizontal bandages. Notable features include the serene facial expression, which is emphasized by the contrast between the blue and gold colors.
funerary
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
goldfaiencelinen
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243107 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 44.6.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545952 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- 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.