Funerary Figure of Duamutef

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

ca. 400–30 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 133

This jackal-headed figure represents the god Duamutef, who protected the stomach. He is one of the four so-called sons of Horus that are often depicted as mummies, each with a different head (for the other three statuettes belonging to the same set, see 12.182.37b-d). The sons of Horus were deities who protected the internal organs and are probably best known from their representations on the lids of the canopic jars that contained mummified viscera. They were also thought to assist in the process of mummification and to provide nourishment, possibly because they were associated with the internal organs. Thus they had a general protective function for the deceased.

In this particular statuette, note the jackal-headed god’s fur peeking out from underneath his long human wig.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Funerary Figure of Duamutef
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: ca. 400–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Tuna el-Gebel
Medium: Plastered and painted wood
Dimensions: H. 42.8 × W. 11 × D. 27.4 cm (16 7/8 × 4 5/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.182.37a
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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