Caption

Statues of Osiris and other Egyptian gods in the Boulaq Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Statues of Osiris and other Egyptian idols in the Boulaq Museum in Cairo, photograph, page, photographer: Hippolyte Délié, Cairo (city), photographer: Emile Béchard, c. 1866 - in or before 1871, Ottoman Empire, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 193 mm x width 252 mm, permanent exhibition, museum, Osiris, god of the underworld, statues, paintings, etc., objects of worship (Egyptian religion), Boulaq Museum, A row of carved figures and animal sculptures arranged on tiered rectangular plinths against a plain wall, each figure carved in a stylized, upright pose with some seated and some standing, many wearing tall headdresses and holding staffs or crossed arms, and two animal sculptures resembling reclining or seated jackal-like heads positioned at the lower corners.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B09_149

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Keywords

Statues Osiris Egyptian gods Boulaq Museum Cairo Egypt Egyptian idols photograph page photographer Hippolyte Délié city Emile Béchard c 1866 - 1871 Ottoman Empire North Africa paper albumen print height 193 mm x width 252 mm permanent exhibition museum god underworld statues paintings etc objects worship Egyptian religion row carved figures animal sculptures arranged tiered rectangular plinths plain wall figure carved stylized upright pose seated standing wearing tall headdresses holding staffs crossed arms two animal sculptures resembling reclining seated jackal- heads positioned lower corners