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Fragment of statuette (shuty-crown)

Shuty-crown composed of two ostrich feathers, a solar disc, and ram horns. The tenon at the base provided the element for fitting in a statuette, probably of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Suppl. 2971
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period
Egypt, Cairo, Heliopolis
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1903–1906
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04
Museo Egizio