Bronze Figure Of Mummiform Osiris

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Object Details

Collector

Walter J. Clark

Donor Name

Walter J. Clark

Notes

CAST BRONZE FIGURINE IS GREEN FROM CORROSION. DEPICTS OSIRIS FIGURE W/ TALL HEADDRESS, BEARDED, ARMS ACROSS CHEST HOLDING FLAILS. BODY IS FLAT, THIN, LEGS TOGETHER.

Statuette, bronze, Osiris. These types of objects sometimes may have been amulets strung on necklace, or votive objects.

Record Last Modified

14 Apr 2022

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

15 Jul 1997

Collection Date

1955 to 1956

Accession Number

409928

USNM Number

A553347-0

Object Type

Figurine

Length - Object

9 cm

Width - Object

2.5 cm

Height - Object

1.1 cm

Place

Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fafb5ca1-0e04-41c9-ad42-b8e85a3e9e0f

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8504118