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Osirian statuette containing a mummy

A wooden Osirian obelisk figure on a rectangular base, covered by plaster; the Osiris figure and the top of the obelisk are gilded. It is carved from a single piece of wood.
The Osiris figure wears the atef crown, is seated and leans on the obelisk. The eyes are made of different materials, only one is preserved. The god holds the scourge and the heka sceptre, rendered with incised lines. The Osirian obelisk figure is hollow and contains an animal mummy.
The container is sealed
The CT scans reveals that the figure contains the incomplete skeleton of a bird, maybe a small raptor. The animal appears to be in an upright position with the upper limbs flexed and the lower limbs partly extended.

Cat. 2418
Wood
5 cm x 14.7 cm x 7.5 cm
Unknow date
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 11 Wooden Sculpture / Shelf 02
  • Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica, The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin (Studi del Museo egizio 5), Torino, Museo egizio, Modena 2024, P.422, P.422.
    Tipo=Monografia SottoTipo= Autore=Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica Titolo=The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Studi del Museo egizio Opera=5 Luogo=Torino, Museo egizio, Modena Anno=2024 Menzionato=P.422 Illustrazione=P.422
Museo Egizio