Base of Osiris Figure of Hatnefer (see 47.105.2)

A painted wooden funerary figure in mummiform style stands on a rectangular wooden block against a grey gradient. It has a black wig framing a smooth face, and black hieroglyphic inscriptions run down the front of its body.

Look closer: Black hieroglyphic inscription running down the front of the body, below the shoulders.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1473–1458 BCE

Medium

Wood, paint

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2667 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1936 (36.3.233); Dodge Fund, 1947 (47.105.2)