Egyptian Wood Ptah Sokar Osiris Figure
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Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Greco-Roman periods, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. An amazing, rare artifact from a culture whose enigmatic funerary rituals hint at a truly lost way of life, this is a painted wood statuette depicting Ptah-Sokar-Osiris in his human-faced form. The god is made of three parts: Ptah, the creator god of Memphis; Sokar, the patron of the Memphite necropolis, and Osiris, the god of the afterlife and and lord of the underworld. All three are depicted in mummy forms; Osiris and Ptah as men, and Sokar as a falcon. Together, they tell a story of birth, death, and resurrection. These figures became popular after ca. 1000 BCE and are associated with elite burials. The god figure has a wooden toggle under its feet with which at one time it would have been attached atop a box that would contain a linen-wrapped mummy made of corn. This corn "mummy" was a substitute image of the deceased. The entire artifact was once painted with rich colors, and decorated with hieroglyphics; here you can see some remains of a blue paint around the face. Comes with custom stand. Size: 2.5" W x 9.5" H (6.4 cm x 24.1 cm)
Provenance: Ex-NYC collection, ex-collection of S. Coop, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA
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#117776
Provenance: Ex-NYC collection, ex-collection of S. Coop, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#117776
Condition
Cracks to wood on front, near feet, and on back of the head. Very little original pigment remains, but facial shape is clear.
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Egyptian Wood Ptah Sokar Osiris Figure
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