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Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–31
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 38.4 x 8.9 cm (15 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4077
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment
DescriptionMummiform figure on base. Wood, slight coating of dull black; faint hieroglyphics and lines painted in yellow; hole in top of head; rough pedestal with traces of coating of bitumen.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection,Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.