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Papyrus container - figure of the god Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Atef crown with narrow feathers on a tripartite wig. Oval, wide face; straight long nose; large mouth with fleshy lips; large ears; straight beard. Arms modeled, folded on the chest, holding two nechacha whips. Torso wrapped in a shroud. Under the feet a large oval hole for inserting the papyrus plugged. On the back of the legs, fragment of an inscription painted in black, yellow, and red on a white background. Ptah-Sokar-Osiris mythology. Type II E according to Raven, ca. 1295–ca. 945 BC; 19th–21st Dynasty, Egypt. Sculpture; papyri/material culture. Height 60 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 14 cm, weight 1.736 kg., A carved wooden figure with a tall headdress and a rounded top, showing a humanlike face with closed or downcast eyes and a small mouth, a short beard or chin piece, and ears carved at the sides; the figure's arms are crossed or held close to the chest and the body tapers into a long rectangular lower section. The surface shows worn areas and patches of lighter flaking material against the predominant medium brown of the wood, with variations of darker brown in recessed areas and small spots of pale beige where the surface has peeled. The background is a flat neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_224

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47.3Mo (2.4Mo) / 23.3cm x 50.8cm / 2756 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Papyrus container - figure god Ptah-Sokar-Osiris Atef crown narrow feathers tripartite wig Oval wide face straight long nose large mouth fleshy lips large ears straight beard Arms modeled folded chest holding two nechacha whips Torso wrapped shroud Under feet large oval hole inserting papyrus plugged back legs fragment inscription painted black yellow red white background Ptah-Sokar-Osiris mythology Type II E according Raven ca 1295–ca 945 Bc 19th–21st Dynasty Egypt Sculpture papyri material culture Height 60 cm width 13.5 cm depth 14 cm weight 1.736 kg carved wooden figure tall headdress rounded top showing humanlike face closed downcast eyes small mouth short beard chin piece ears carved sides figure's arms crossed held close body tapers long rectangular lower section surface worn areas patches lighter flaking material predominant medium brown wood variations darker brown recessed areas small spots pale beige peeled background flat neutral gray.