Caption

Osiris, Osiris mythology. Figurine in the form of a human mummy wearing a hemhem crown with ram's horns. On the chest is a usech 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, and 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 painted wooden figurine of a standing human figure wearing a long dark green headdress and a narrow beard, with a face painted in a yellowish-beige tone and dark painted eyes, arms crossed over the chest holding a rounded object, a broad collar with alternating bands of yellow and dark green over the shoulders, a long tapered body painted in reddish-brown with a vertical panel of dark markings along the front, and a multi-part crown-like element on top with petal-shaped and cylindrical forms painted in dark green, muted red, and yellow, all mounted on a clear acrylic display stand against a neutral light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_271

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Osiris Osiris mythology Figurine form human mummy wearing hemhem crown ram's horns chest usech 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 painted wooden figurine standing human figure wearing long dark green headdress narrow beard face painted yellowish-beige tone dark painted eyes arms crossed chest holding rounded object broad collar alternating bands dark green shoulders long tapered body painted reddish-brown vertical panel dark markings front multi-part crown- element top petal-shaped cylindrical forms painted muted red mounted clear acrylic display stand neutral light gray background.