Viscera figure with jackal head (Duamutef)
Description
Wax
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 small, standing ancient Egyptian funerary-style figure with a canine/jackal-like head, shown front-facing against a plain background.
The object is a diminutive, upright figure with a stylized canine/jackal head: the head is elongated with pointed ears and a short muzzle. The body is simplified and tapers downward, ending in a rounded/flattened base. Surface coloration is dark brown to reddish-brown with heavy pitting, abrasion, and loss consistent with an aged, fragile material. No painted surface, inscriptions, or formal regalia/costume details are clearly legible in the image. The overall modeling is consistent with a small sacred/ritual figure associated with mummification rites, though the image alone does not show any clear inscriptions, cartouches, or diagnostic text.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116443508 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.157c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 577426 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.