Osiride Figure

Late Period

594–558 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 127

This handsome figure was excavated among burials in reused tombs south of the Step Pyramid. The figure had traces of a pitch or bitumen coating in areas, has an integral tang beneath the feet, and a hole for an attribute on its head: all these features point to its likely having been a figure of Ptah-Sokar Osiris.

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Osiride Figure
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik II or later
Date: 594–558 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, south of the Step Pyramid, Egyptian Government Excavations
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 37 × W. 9 × D. 7.3 cm (14 9/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.2.41
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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