Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Rishi coffin
Description
Sycomore wood, stucco, paint
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 painted ancient Egyptian sarcophagus lid depicting a stylized human face and decorative patterns.
The sarcophagus lid shows a stylized, painted human face with intricate decorations, including colorful geometric and feather-like patterns typical of funerary art. The craftsmanship suggests an emphasis on preserving the likeness and status of the deceased, common in Egyptian burial practices. The use of color is vibrant, featuring red, blue, and yellow hues that highlight various parts of the design.
funerary
Late Period
good
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235341 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.3.4a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546957 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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