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Osiris figure for Gautsoshen

Osiris figure for Gautsoshen. Dimensions: H. 46.5 cm. Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C.. This Osiride figure was carved from sycomore-fig wood, then inserted into a coniferous wood base. A cylindrical chamber was created by sawing horizontally across the middle of the back, and then vertically from the feet to the cross-cut, with each part then hollowed out. The facial features are relatively well carved, and special attention was given to the god's crown--the two side feathers (representing ostrich plumes) were made of separate pieces of wood, and the uraeus (rearing cobra on the brow) was is crowned with a horned sun disk, more usually associated with Isis or Hathor. Gautsoshen's Book of the Dead was put into the interior chamber through a hole in the base, which was plugged up afterwards.
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Osiris figure for Gautsoshen
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Osiris figure for Gautsoshen. Dimensions: H. 46.5 cm. Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 1000-945 B.C.. This Osiride figure was carved from sycomore-fig wood, then inserted into a coniferous wood base. A cylindrical chamber was created by sawing horizontally across the middle of the back, and then vertically from the feet to the cross-cut, with each part then hollowed out. The facial features are relatively well carved, and special attention was given to the god's crown--the two side feathers (representing ostrich plumes) were made of separate pieces of wood, and the uraeus (rearing cobra on the brow) was is crowned with a horned sun disk, more usually associated with Isis or Hathor. Gautsoshen's Book of the Dead was put into the interior chamber through a hole in the base, which was plugged up afterwards.
Técnica/material:
Sycomore wood
Periodo:
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Modelo: No - Propiedad: No
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Tamaño imagen:
2934 x 4400 px | 36.9 MB
Tamaño impresión:
24.8 x 37.3 cm | 9.8 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)
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