Caption

Figurine of a priest holding a statuette of the god Osiris. The priest stands, holding the statuette with both arms; the statuette reaches below his waist. The priest wears a long pleated loincloth and a wig pushed halfway down his forehead to his shoulders. Musculature of torso and arms is clearly defined with a marked vertical line dividing the torso and strongly modeled collarbones. The priest's face is small, modern-looking, with slightly convex smooth cheeks, slanted eyes, gently arched eyebrows, and large ears. Osiris is depicted shrouded, wearing an atef crown fronted by a uraeus; in his right hand he holds a Nechacha whip, in his left a Heka scepter. The priest's figure leans against a rear pillar reaching to his wig, bearing a carved hieroglyphic inscription of which some signs are illegible. Inscribed with hieroglyphs. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Egypt, 664–525 BC. Sculpture. Height 20.5 cm; width 6 cm; depth 8 cm; weight 0.918 kg., A dark stone statue of a standing figure with a smooth, rounded head and long, ribbed hair falling past the shoulders, rendered in shades of black and dark gray with patches of lighter worn areas; the figure has defined shoulders and a bare chest, holding a smaller, seated figure at waist level whose form is also dark gray and black and shows a headpiece and a suggestion of clothing; the larger figure wears a long, vertical-ridged skirt with visible texture, and the base shows rougher, brownish wear where the stone is chipped; the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_296

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.5Mb (3.2Mb) / 9.2in x 20.0in / 2767 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine priest holding statuette god Osiris priest stands holding arms statuette reaches waist priest wears long pleated loincloth wig pushed halfway down forehead shoulders Musculature torso defined marked vertical line dividing strongly modeled collarbones priest's face small modern-looking slightly convex smooth cheeks slanted eyes gently arched eyebrows large ears Osiris depicted shrouded wearing atef crown fronted uraeus right hand holds Nechacha whip left Heka scepter priest's figure leans rear pillar reaching bearing carved hieroglyphic inscription signs illegible Inscribed hieroglyphs Late Period 26th Dynasty Egypt 664–525 Bc Sculpture Height 20.5 cm width 6 cm depth 8 cm weight 0.918 kg dark stone statue standing figure smooth rounded head ribbed hair falling past rendered shades black dark gray patches lighter worn areas figure defined shoulders bare chest smaller seated figure waist level form also dark gray headpiece suggestion clothing larger figure wears vertical-ridged skirt visible texture base rougher brownish wear stone chipped background uniform medium gray.