Statuette

Statuette

Painted wooden statuette of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris still showing traces of gold on the face. On the front and the back are vertical hieroglyphic inscriptions in a black frame. There is a peg underneath for insertion into the base. Two pegs to secure the crown are all that remain of the headdress.

Present location MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON

Inventory number E 143 (n. cat. 150)

Dating LATE PERIOD ?

Archaeological Site UNKNOWN

Category FIGURINE/STATUETTE

Material WOOD

Technique SCULPTURED

Height 55 cm

Width 10.5 cm

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Translation

An offering which the king gives to Osiris, Foremost of the Westerners, the great god, Lord of Abydos, so that he may give invocation offerings consisting of bread and beer ...

Bibliography•Antiguidades Egípcias I, Lisboa, 1993