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Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Egyptian
Late Period, Dyn. 27–Hellenistic Period (Ptolema
525–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
(a)Height x width x depth: 40.5 x 12.0 x 9.1 cm/ (b)Height: 58.0cm / (c)Height: 20.0cm / (d)Height x width x depth: 14.0 x 13.0 x 7.3cm
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number03.1626a-d
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment
Description(a) Rectangular block, covered with stucco; painted borders on sides in red, blue, green and yellow; top striped with red, yellow and blue. Stucco peeling off. (b) Osiris; face gilt; beard and headdress, black; body red and green imitating beadwork, with two vertical rows of inscriptions on front and back. (c) Headdress of feathers and horns with disc between. Colors light green, gilt, black, blue, red and yellow. (d) Model sarcophagus with hawk on top; colors black and yellow.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Dendara. 1903: purchased for the MFA in Qena, Egypt from Ghirgas by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1626a-d, 03.1627a-d) for £6. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)