Osiris Figure of Hatnefer with base (36.3.233)
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Wood, paint. h. of figure only 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in). From: Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Women, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936 (36.3.233); Dodge Fund, 1947 (47.105.2).
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.
Two painted wooden Osiris/figure-like supports with dark wig-style head coverings and arms, shown from the front; each has a small text/inscription on the front lower section.
The image shows two separate but similar wooden figures on rectangular bases. Each figure is anthropomorphic with a black, stylized headdress/wig covering the head and extending down the sides; the faces are painted light with dark eyebrows and eyes indicated. The figures have painted details on the torso/upper body and appear to be Osiris-style mummiform figures. On the left figure, a vertical inscription is painted on the front of the upper body area; it includes a column of hieroglyphs with a central figure-like sign and smaller strokes/dots, though the full reading is unclear at this resolution. The right figure has little to no clearly legible text visible from this angle; faint signs or paint marks are present but not confidently readable. The bases are unpainted or minimally painted wood. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No cartouche is clearly readable; any royal name is not legible in this image.
Inscriptions (1)
Visible text (machine reading)
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274310 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 47.105.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548954 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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