Caption

Figurine of a priest with a statuette of the god Osiris. The priest is shown standing, holding in front of himself with both arms a statuette of Osiris, which reaches below his waist. The priest is dressed in a long, pleated loincloth. On his head he wears a wig pushed halfway down his forehead and reaching to his shoulders. The musculature of the torso and arms is clearly defined, with a marked vertical line dividing the torso, and with strongly modeled collarbones. The priest's face is small, modern, with slightly convex, smooth cheeks. Slanted eyes, eyebrows with a gentle arch, artistically rendered. Large ears. Osiris is depicted in a shroud, wearing an atef crown, the front of which is decorated with a uraeus. In his right hand he holds a Nechacha whip, in his left a Heka scepter. The face is round, with large eyes and a slightly smiling mouth. The priest's figure is leaning against a rear pillar reaching to his wig, on which a hieroglyphic inscription is carved; some of the characters are completely illegible. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Egypt, 664–525 BC. Sculpture. Height 20.5 cm; width 6 cm; depth 8 cm; weight 0.918 kg., A weathered dark stone figurine shown from the back, with a textured, ribbed hairstyle and a long narrow back pillar; the surface shows areas of worn lighter tan and goldish patches against the predominant dark brown and gray tones, with smooth rounded shoulders and a long straight skirt-like lower form.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_295

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Available size

47.5Mb (3.0Mb) / 9.2in x 20.0in / 2767 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine priest statuette god Osiris shown standing holding front arms Osiris reaches waist dressed long pleated loincloth head wears wig pushed halfway down forehead reaching shoulders musculature torso defined marked vertical line dividing strongly modeled collarbones priest's face small modern slightly convex smooth cheeks Slanted eyes eyebrows gentle arch artistically rendered Large ears depicted shroud wearing atef crown decorated uraeus right hand holds Nechacha whip left Heka scepter face round large eyes slightly smiling mouth priest's figure leaning rear pillar reaching hieroglyphic inscription carved characters completely illegible Late Period 26th Dynasty Egypt 664–525 Bc Sculpture Height 20.5 cm width 6 cm depth 8 cm weight 0.918 kg weathered dark stone figurine shown back textured ribbed hairstyle long narrow back pillar surface areas worn lighter tan goldish patches predominant dark brown gray tones smooth rounded long straight skirt- lower form.