Coffin panel with paintings of funerary rituals and gods
Description
Roman Period, 100–300 A.D. Wood, gesso, paint. L. 118 × H. 27.2 × D. 2.4 cm (46 7/16 × 10 11/16 × 15/16 in.). From: Roman Cemetery, el-Deir, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1913.
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.
Painted coffin-panel fragment showing a procession of figures and offerings before seated gods in a continuous register.
The artifact appears to be a rectangular painted wood panel (fragmentary at the left edge), decorated with a border at the top and a stepped/striped ground line. Multiple human and possibly divine figures are shown in a row, holding implements or offering vessels. In the center there is a seated, human-like figure on a dark-toned support, flanked by other figures. Toward the right, a larger standing or enthroned deity-like figure with a distinctive headdress stands before a table or offering stand. A winged or arm-like motif and a smaller, kneeling figure with a raised arm appear near the middle-right. The composition resembles funerary ritual scenes with gods and ritual attendants, consistent with a coffin-panel context. No clearly legible hieroglyphic inscriptions (Egyptian or Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are visible in the image provided; the decorative border does not resolve into identifiable text. Materials visible include painted surfaces with a light ground consistent with gesso.
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