Cartonnage fragment with a seated Osiris with his crown, Atef, his scepter, bequa and his flail, nekhekh. Osiris, the husband and brother of Isis, the Goddess who encapsulated the virtues of the archetypal Egyptian wife and Mother, and father of Horus who fought his evil uncle Seth to avenge his death. The red, orange, green, black, and beige surface secured to the linen base. Two lines of hieroglyphics. Displayed in a shadow box. New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty
1200 - 1085 BC
7" x 6"
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