Caption

Papyrus container — figure of the god Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Atef crown with narrow feathers on a tripartite wig. Oval, wide face with a straight long nose, large mouth with fleshy lips, large ears, and a straight beard. Modeled arms folded on the chest holding two nechacha whips. Torso wrapped in a shroud. Large oval hole under the feet for inserting papyrus plugged. Fragment of an inscription in black, yellow, and red paint on a white background on the back of the legs. Type II E according to Raven, ca. 1295–ca. 945 BC; 19th–21st Dynasty, Egypt. Sculpture papyrus container. Height 60 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 14 cm, weight 1.736 kg., A vertical wooden figure with a weathered, rough surface in shades of brown and tan stands against a plain light gray background; the figure has a rounded top and an elongated body with visible grain, cracks, and areas of lighter beige peeling or flaked material, and a few small darker brown and black spots and streaks across its surface, with subtle hints of reddish-brown near the lower section.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_226

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Rights managed

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47.3Mb (2.0Mb) / 9.2in x 20.0in / 2756 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Papyrus container figure god Ptah-Sokar-Osiris Atef crown narrow feathers tripartite wig Oval wide face straight long nose large mouth fleshy lips large ears straight beard Modeled arms folded chest holding two nechacha whips Torso wrapped shroud Large oval hole under feet inserting papyrus plugged Fragment inscription black yellow red paint white background back legs Type II E according Raven ca 1295–ca 945 Bc 19th–21st Dynasty Egypt Sculpture papyrus container Height 60 cm width 13.5 cm depth 14 cm weight 1.736 kg vertical wooden figure weathered rough surface shades brown tan stands plain light gray background rounded top elongated body visible grain cracks areas lighter beige peeling flaked material small darker brown black spots streaks across surface subtle hints reddish-brown near lower section.