About this artwork
According to the Egyptian religion, gods could combine with each other to form composite deities. The complex crown of this bronze statuette has characteristics of the god Osiris, as well as the ibis-headed moon god Thoth. This statuette was dedicated to the god by a man named Pamu.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Africa
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Culture
- Ancient Egyptian
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Title
- Statuette of Osiris-Iah
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Place
- Egypt (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 664 BCE–332 BCE
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Medium
- Copper alloy
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Inscriptions
- base inscribed
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Dimensions
- 15 × 7 × 5.5 cm (5 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming
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Reference Number
- 1894.259
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/120298/manifest.json
Extended information about this artwork
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