Canopic Coffin in the Form of Duamutef
Description
Canopic coffin, Duamutef. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, reign of Osorkon I, ca. 924–889 B.C. Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco. L. 29.4 × W. 9.6 × H. 12 cm (11 9/16 × 3 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.). From: Tomb MMA 832 (H 3), Pit 2 (Burial of Aafenmut), el-Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1914–15. Subject: Coffins. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1928.
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.
A damaged painted wooden funerary coffin element shaped as a human/jackal-headed form, shown from the front in profile on a small base.
The image shows a single upright, vertically oriented coffin-form element with a rounded, stylized head and torso. The surface is heavily worn and flaked, with remaining patches of dark brown/black and traces of orange/red and possibly blue/green pigment. The object’s back is not fully visible, but the front face appears to be carved or sculpted to suggest a specific protective/son-of-Horus-related coffin form. No clear cartouche or royal name is visible. Hieroglyphic text is not legible at this resolution; the painted areas appear primarily as figure/decoration rather than readable inscriptions. The overall form and painted surface are consistent with a canopic-coffin-style funerary object, though the specific attribution to Duamutef cannot be confirmed visually from this image alone due to missing/obscured identifying details.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276828 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 28.3.38a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559932 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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