Lot 443
Egyptian Late Period (664-332 B.C.) Ptah-Seker-Osiris Figure. Polychrome gesso over wood carved mummiform figure of Ptah-Seker-Osiris, lord of the Memphite necropolis. The deity, positioned upright, wears the double plumed crown, complete with solar disk and ram's horns over tripartite wig with red sash worn like a diadem tied at the back over a simple depiction of the Djed pillar. The face has been expertly restored and the hieroglyphic text strengthened. The figure's chest is ornamented with an elaborate pectoral necklace of multicolored beads, at at his shoulders are profile busts of Horus in falcon form surmounted by the sun disk. A column of hieroglyphs stretches vertically from the base of the pectoral to the toes and another runs down the figure's back from the base of the wig to the base. The figure of the funerary god is fitted with a peg into an elongated rectangular base, which bears a third hieroglyphic panel, this one stretching horizontally around the exterior walls of the base.We note some chipping at the corners of the base, but otherwise in excellent condition. Height of figurine: 21½". Size of base: 13" x 3 ¾" x 2¼.
Face with large eyes outlined in black kohl, outer canthus extended to ears; eyebrows straight lines to ears
Nostrils and lips highlighted in red
Jawline emphasized with blue/black lines
Elaborate pectoral necklace with red, blue, and white components, including hanging lotus blooms
Profile bust of falcon god surmounted by sun disk over each shoulder - Re-horakhty?
Remainder of figure wrapping rendered in black
Below pectoral, central panel with hieroglyphic inscription
Back pillar with hieroglyphic inscription
Figurine fits into base with a vertical wooden tab extending down from the base of the feet that then fits into receptacle at the rear of the rectangular base
Rectangular base surrounded by a single register of hieroglyphic text; bands of patterned decoration above and below (alternating red, white/black/white, and blue rectangles)
Top of rectangular base, in front of mummy's feet - lattice design in red and black, with dots at center of diamonds; water damage here and on the front half of one of the long sides. Estimate Value $3,000 - 4,000
Out of country of origin (Egypt) prior to 1972. Shipping and U.S. Department of Customs clearance documents available upon request.
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