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Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure. Such items were placed in graves to ensure that the deceased acheived an afterlife. Ptah, Sokar and Osiris were all gods of rebirth. Late Dynastic-Ptolemaic. Back section only. 40.9cm high. Painted black with remains of blue painted hair. Two vertical columns of painted black hieroglyphs on a white background. The inscription is in the form of a hymn addressed to Ptah-Sok…
Type of item
- Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
- Type IV C
- Atum
- Late Period
- Ptolemaic
Date
- 700 B.C.-32 B.C.
- -0700/-0032
Type of item
- Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
- Type IV C
- Atum
- Late Period
- Ptolemaic
Date
- 700 B.C.-32 B.C.
- -0700/-0032
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W2051
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:50.851Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:28.889Z