Caption

Figurine of Osiris in the form of a human mummy wearing a hemhem crown with ram's horns. On the chest is a usekh necklace with falcon heads at the ends. Clenched hands are placed on the chest, one above the other. Below the right hand begins a column of text with the name and filiation. At the back, from the edge of the wig to the feet, a pillar with a column of hieroglyphic inscriptions—the beginning of a hymn to Osiris, the heir of Atum. The figurine is painted cherry red; the visible parts of the body are yellow; the wig is navy blue; the necklace consists of white, red, and blue stripes. The background of the inscriptions is yellow. The figurine belongs to Isetemachbit, a musician of the god Amun-Re, daughter of the priest Mentuemhat; her mother was probably Takereret, known as Heres. Similar to type IV B according to Raven. 4th–3rd century BC 30th Dynasty–early Ptolemaic period, Egypt. Sculpture; height 54.5 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm., A side view of a standing wooden figure with a dark green headdress and a brownish-red body, showing a yellowish face and hands, with darker painted facial details and striped shoulder decoration in yellow and dark tones; the figure wears a tall vertical element atop the head that is lighter in color and the whole piece rests on a small greenish base set on a clear support against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_269

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine Osiris form human mummy wearing hemhem crown ram's horns chest usekh necklace falcon heads ends Clenched hands placed right hand begins column text name filiation back edge wig feet pillar hieroglyphic inscriptions hymn heir Atum figurine painted cherry red visible parts body yellow navy blue necklace consists white red blue stripes background inscriptions figurine belongs Isetemachbit musician god Amun-Re daughter priest Mentuemhat mother was Takereret Heres type IV B according Raven 4th–3rd century BC 30th Dynasty–early Ptolemaic period Egypt Sculpture height 54.5 cm width 12.5 cm depth 9.5 cm side view standing wooden figure dark green headdress brownish-red body showing yellowish face hands darker painted facial details striped shoulder decoration dark tones figure wears tall vertical element atop head lighter color whole piece rests small greenish base set clear support neutral gray background.