Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry
Heart Scarab with Deceased Adoring Osiris
Description
<p>This steatite pendant is suspended by a perforated tang. Stone inlays are set in black paste. On the front is a beetle with outstretched legs in high relief. On the flat reverse tiny inlays filled the recessed figures. Shown within a square frame is a male figure in the elaborate dress of the Ramesid period adoring Osiris. The hieroglyphs at top identify the figures as "Osiris" and "The Osirian Mose."</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.83' rel='external'>Heart Scarab with Deceased Adoring Osiris</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
[Translation] Osiris / (The) Osiris: Mose.
Connections
Deities
Osiris
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.83 tier-2
- Walters-id 24205 tier-2
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