Figure, wooden, hawk, Sokar-Osiris
Production date
664 BCE-525 BCE
Country
Egypt
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Description
Carved wooden sculpture in the form of Sokar-Osiris as a mummified hawk. This is a well known representation of Sokar-Osris as a mummified hawk, a representation of Horus. The sculpture would have originally been affixed to a shrine shaped box, indicated by a circular space for a wooden peg on the tail of the piece. When placed in the tomb it would have been brightly painted and gessoed. Today, only traces of pigment, black around the eye, and red and white on the body remain.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Egyptian figure
Production date
664 BCE-525 BCE
Production place
Measurements
L100mm x W133mm x D251mm
Media/Materials description
Wood
Paint
Gesso
Paint
Gesso
Signature/Marks
<Ex224>
History and use
Carved wooden sculpture in the form of Sokar-Osiris as a mummified hawk. Sokar was a bird-headed god closely associated with fertility and artisans, and Osiris and Ptah. This piece has two small holes at either end, and was probably attached to a coffin lid, while others were attached to a small wooden rectangular plinth. It would have formed the base of a large statue and placed in a tomb. It was originally painted and gessoed, although much of this has been lost over the passage of time. Only traces of black pigment remain around the eyes and traces of red pigment on the body. Similar pieces date to the Egyptian Late Period (c. 664-305 BC).
Associated person
Registration number
E6106
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