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