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Ptah-Sokar-Osiris box: E.73.1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Horns, part of the headdress of a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure, traces of black paint still visible. Single dowel hole that runs through middle of horns. 1912 written on the object in three separate places.

Headdress of Ptah-Sokaris

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.9 cm
Length: 16.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912)

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Painted

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.73.1912
Primary reference Number: 51413
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 August 2025 Last processed: Thursday 14 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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