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Osirian statuette containing a mummy

A wooden Osirian obelisk figure on a round base, which was plastered and gilded. It is carved from a single piece of wood. The eyes are made of different materials.
The Osiris figure is sitting and wearing the atef crown. The god holds the scourge and the heka sceptre, rendered with incised lines.
It contains an animal mummy, carefully wrapped in a plain undyed textile. The bundle is tightly secured by a string.
CT scan shows the complete but damaged skeleton of probably a small and young bird. The animal is upright with upper limbs flexed and forelimbs extended.

Cat. 2419
Wood
3 cm x 12 cm x 5.5 cm
Unknow date
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Armadio 11 scultura in legno / Shelf 02
Museo Egizio