AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF PTAH-SOKAR-OSIRIS, LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD

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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF PTAH-SOKAR-OSIRIS, LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 74, LC, Egypt. Ptah Sokar Osiris ptolemaic” Gallery price: EUR 5,800 or approx. EUR 9,700 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Egypt, 664-30 BC. Of typical mummiform, wearing a tripartite wig, the arms crossed over the chest, the fisted hands emerging from within the vestment, the face finely carved. The back inscribed with a column of hieroglyphs. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 43 cm (excl. stand), 47.5 cm (incl. stand) With an associated stand. (2) Ptah-Sokar-Osiris was an Egyptian deity who gained popularity in funerary art in the 3rd Intermediate Period and continued being depicted into the Late Dynastic periods. A composite figure, he is composed of Ptah, the creator god of Memphis, Sokar, the patron of the Memphite necropolis and Osiris, the king of the underworld. The tripartite combination is meant to embody birth, death and resurrection. Typically, a corn mummy would be placed inside the figure, furthering its meaning as both a literal coffin as well as a symbol of the afterlife. Literature comparison: Compare a related painted wood figure dated Late Period-Ptolemaic period, in the Musée des Amériques, Auch, accession number 985.44. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams London, 16 April 2015, lot 30 Price: GBP 15,000 or approx. EUR 25,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving. Note the size (57 cm).

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