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Ptah-Sokar-Osiris box: E.23.1887

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Ptah-Sokar-Osiris box, with crouching falcon; the box contains a papyrus scroll.

Measurements and weight

Height: 59 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1887) by Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis

Dating

Late Period
-7664 - -332

Materials used in production

Wood
Mummified remains

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.23.1887
Primary reference Number: 49108
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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