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Lot 11
  • 11

An Egyptian Polychrome Wood figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C.

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • An Egyptian Polychrome Wood figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Ptolemaic Period
  • Wood
  • Height 29 1/2 in. 74.9 cm.
standing on a rectangular base and wearing a broad beaded and floral collar with Horus-head terminals, tripartite wig bound in a diadem, and crown composed of horns, plumes, and sun-disk, a column of inscription beneath a naiskos containing a winged scarab in front, the back with two columns of inscription, the top of the base with a continuous line of inscription running along the edge and framing three columns of inscription above a single column flanked by Isis and Nephthys, the sides decorated with alternating ankhs and addorsed was-scepters.

Provenance

Dr. Troutner, Visiting Professor, University of Melbourne, prior to 1950
William Arthur Rawlinson (b. 1915), Professo🎐r of Biochemistry, University𒁃 of Melbourne, acquired in the 1950s

Condition

Losses to paint along all edges of base, tenon now inserted into base to secure figure appear to be modern; broad vertical crack across shoulder of figure down to left hip, where there is a loss in the wood, red ground on figure has been retouched in several areas, minor flaking overall.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

For a related example, cf. S. D'Auria, P. Lacovara, and C.H. Roehrig, Mummies and Magic: the Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt, Boston, 1988, no. 144.