Osiris Figurine
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Object Label
Mummiform figurines like this one usually represent a combination of the gods Ptah and Sokar with Osiris. The two other gods were combined with Osiris during the last millennium of Egyptian culture, merging solar and afterlife beliefs into one deity. The hollow compartment on the base of the statuette held a papyrus containing protective spells from the Book of the Dead, a group of texts that helped ensure the deceased person’s success in the afterlife. The green face is a symbol of fertility, regeneration, and rebirth.
Caption
Osiris Figurine, after 305 B.C.E.. Wood, pigment, 15 x 3 1/2 x 9 in. (38.1 x 8.9 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.203. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.203_wwgA-2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Osiris Figurine
Date
after 305 B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period (or later)
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Wood, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
15 x 3 1/2 x 9 in. (38.1 x 8.9 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
08.480.203
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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