Figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
This mummiform figure represents the funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. On his head are two ostrich plumes flanking a sun disk, and two ram's horns. The inscription down the center of the body tells us the figure was made for a priest of Osiris whose name is unfortunately effaced. The inscription continues on the back, where the name of the owner's father, a High Priest of Horus of Edfu named Padia-abehdet, is preserved.
The pedestal on which the figure stands is partially hollow, and contains a linen-wrapped object that might be a roll of papyrus inscribed with spells to assist the owner in his afterlife, or alternatively a mummified animal. On the lid that covers the opening into the base is the protective deity Sopdu in the form of a mummified hawk.
The pedestal on which the figure stands is partially hollow, and contains a linen-wrapped object that might be a roll of papyrus inscribed with spells to assist the owner in his afterlife, or alternatively a mummified animal. On the lid that covers the opening into the base is the protective deity Sopdu in the form of a mummified hawk.
Artwork Details
- Title: Figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
- Period: Late Period, Saite
- Dynasty: second half of Dynasty 26
- Date: ca. 600–525 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Southern Upper Egypt, Edfu (Apollonopolis Magna)
- Medium: Wood, paste, linen, paint
- Dimensions: H. 51.7 cm (20 3/8 in.); W. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); D. 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
- Object Number: 86.1.88a–d
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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