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Painted wooden statuette of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris still showing traces of gold on the face. On the front and the back are vertical hieroglyphic inscriptions in a black frame. There is a peg underneath for insertion into the base. Two pegs to secure the crown are all that remain of the headdress.

Present location

MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON

Inventory number

E 143 (n. cat. 150)

Dating

LATE PERIOD ?

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

FIGURINE/STATUETTE

Material

WOOD

Technique

SCULPTURED

Height

55 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Translation

An offering which the king gives to Osiris, Foremost of the Westerners, the great god, Lord of Abydos, so that he may give invocation offerings consisting of bread and beer ...

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