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Large Ancient Ptolemaic Ptah Soker Osiris Statue

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:10,500.00 USD Estimated At:14,500.00 - 15,500.00 USD
Large Ancient Ptolemaic Ptah Soker Osiris Statue
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Large Ancient wooden Osiris with criciform arms holding flails. The Osiris is adorned with a simple head cover, several necklaces and is dressed in white. Down the center of his torso, an inscription is written: Dd-mdn jn … [-j -Hb or -j-nb] "A recitation to [iHab or ineb, two possible reads here]" Some of the inscription is illegible, as often is the case with Ptolemaic Inscriptions as they were often copied from other earler texts and the scribes writing on pieces were often illiterate. Private Collection, Southern Maryland, c. 1960's. Passed down to son by decent.