Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure


Accession Number
W2058
Current Location
In storage
Object Types
Fakes and replicas, Fakes | Sculpture, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Period
Modern
Material
Wood
Provenance
Egypt, Thebes/Luxor
Measurements
Height: 308mm | Width: 70mm | Depth: 68mm
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Divine Name
Ptah-Sokar-Osiris

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Description

A Ptah-Sokar-Osiris with an inscription on the reverse. A paper label on the object states that this was 'part of a wooden figure given to us by Mustapha Ag[ha] (consul at Luxor'). The item in badly damaged. It seems unlikely to be a genuine ancient object.

Other Identity
W2058b (previous number)
Auction
J. C. Stevens. Auction and Sale Rooms: 13 Oct 1925, Lot 353A
Auction Details
Various native and other curios, in box.
Previous Owner
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
Acquisition
Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)

Language
Egyptian
Script
Pseudo-Hieroglyphic
Last modified: 26 Nov 2021
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