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Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Wood; gesso; pigment
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 80 x 15 x 52 cm (31 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number03.1625a-c
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
Description(a) Rectangular block, covered with stucco and painted inscriptions in black on green and orange. There is a border around the sides consisting of ankh signs and lotus leaves. (b) Mummiform figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris with a gilded face and dark blue headdress. The maroon body is inscribed on the front and back. The beard is broken. (c) Crown of feathers and horns with disc between; painted green, blue, orange, gold and black.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Dendara. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt, by Albert M. Lythgoe for £6. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)