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Naophorous statue with Osiris shrine

end of the 26th/ beginning of the 27th Dynasty, ca. 540–510 BC

The unfinished statue of a non-royal man was intended to serve in the cult of Osiris and would have stood in a temple. Through it the person depicted could participate symbolically in rituals performed in the temple.

The unfinished statue of a non-royal man was intended to serve in the cult of Osiris and would have stood in a temple. Through it the person depicted could participate symbolically in rituals performed in the temple.

Time:
end of the 26th/ beginning of the 27th Dynasty, ca. 540–510 BC

Object Name
Statue

Culture
Ägyptisch

Location of discovery:
Fundort unbekannt

Material/technology:
Metasandstone

Dimensions:
H 102 cm, B 48 cm, T 68 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5772

Provenance
1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection