Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · funerary_equipment

Coffin Footboard depicting Apis bull carrying mummy

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Description

Coffin foot painting, Apis bull. Third Intermediate PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 25–26, ca. 750–525 B.C. Wood, paint, cloth, paste. H. 21 × W. 29.4 × Th. 2.4 cm (8 1/4 × 11 9/16 × 15/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of James Douglas, 1890.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Deities Apis
Materials WoodPaint

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116420115 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 90.6.86 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553243 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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