Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris

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Description

Funerary Figure, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Late Period, Saite, second half of Dynasty 26, ca. 600–525 B.C. Wood, paste, linen, paint. H. 51.7 cm (20 3/8 in.); W. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); D. 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.). Probably from: Edfu (Apollonopolis Magna), Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Deities. Credit: Funds from various donors, 1886.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Painted, mummiform/Osirian figure standing on a rectangular base, with a stylized atef-like crown and arms raised as if holding divine insignia.

The image shows a small Egyptian figure in profile/three-quarter view. The figure has a dark, human-like face with incised features and a broad, upright headdress resembling an atef/Osirian crown (tall central element with two side projections) surmounted by a small knob. Two arms project outward from the upper torso with hands/fingers splayed, suggesting a ritual posture. The body is narrow and columnar with a painted skin tone and bands of red/orange pigment; remaining paint and surface modeling indicate composite construction. The figure stands on a rectangular, light-colored base; the base is chipped and worn, with exposed substrate visible on the edges. No clearly legible hieroglyphs are visible on the figure or base in this photograph. There is no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text visible.

religious Late Period (Saite), as catalogued poor
Deities Ptah-Sokar-OsirisOsiris (Osirian/identification context)
Materials painted surfacewood or wood-based core (unconfirmed)paste/plaster (unconfirmed)base substrate (unconfirmed)

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116726790 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 86.1.88a–d tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551504 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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