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Osirian figure containing a mummy

Wooden Osirian obelisk figure on a rectangular base. The Osiris figure is plastered and gilded on the front side, is standing and wears the atef crown. It is carved from a single piece of wood.
The eyes are painted. An indentation to the left of Osiris would have included some other image or object. A hole on the back side hosts the mummy, the door is missing.
The mummy is wrapped in undyed bandages that are tightly held by an S-twist string. The sides of the cavity are further cushioned with fragments of dark brown fabric.
The CT scans reveals that the Osirian obelisk figure contains the mummy of a bird, probably a juvenile raptor, with its legs flexed toward its belly and the wings folded over the ventral side.

Cat. 2412
Wood
4.2 cm x 8.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Unknow date
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Armadio 11 scultura in legno / Shelf 02
Museo Egizio