Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · other

Ptah-Sokar-Osiris box

Source of record: Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

Photograph of a small painted Egyptian object resembling a box or casket with stylized relief decoration and a vertical element ending in a head-like finial.

The image shows a compact, rectangular base with painted decoration along the front edge, topped by a vertical, cylindrical column. The column is painted light blue-green and carries a central framed area with red and darker pigments, while the upper end forms a head-like finial (suggestive of an animal or stylized figure). On the left side of the base is a small block or lid element painted tan with darker marks forming a face motif. The front of the base has bands of painted pseudo-hieroglyphic or ornamental motifs in red and black with greenish underlayers; however the individual signs are not clear enough to confidently identify specific hieroglyphs or spell a legible inscription. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No royal cartouches are clearly discernible.

decorative Late Period (as catalogued); exact date uncertain from image alone poor
Deities PtahSokarOsiris
Materials painted surfacewood or wood-like core (uncertain)pigments: red, black, green/blue-green, tan
Signs Painted pseudo-hieroglyphic/ornamental bands on front face (not legible enough for secure identification) ×10
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