This photo ๐๐ ฑ๐ has two ๐ป cool things: an interesting limestone ๐๐๐๐ piece that represents Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ (left) and a wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ piece that represents Osiris ๐น๐จ๐ญ (right). While neither piece is โgrand,โ they pose some interesting questions because they are quite unique!
Letโs start with Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ (because heโs my favorite)! Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ is seated on a shrine (very similar in style to one of his determinative โ๐ฃโ hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช). The ears are strange here because they are beautifully ๐ค carved, but the limestone ๐๐๐๐ between them was not cut away. Was this a stylistic choice or was the piece unfinished? We will probably never know! Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ was found at Saqqara and dates to the 26th Dynasty.
The Osiris ๐น๐จ๐ญ piece is also a bit strange. It is a large wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ figure that has been put into a base during modern times (to display easier). Osiris ๐น๐จ๐ญ is shown in his typical mummiform ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ way – wearing the Atef Crown ๐ and holding the crook ๐พ and flail ๐ in his hands. Whatโs interesting is that the figure is very โblockyโ – there are absolutely no fine details shown. Ancient Egyptian artists were known for fine details so again the question is: is the piece intended to look like this or is it incomplete? Osiris ๐น๐จ๐ญ is dated to the 30th Dynasty – Ptolemaic Period and was also found at Saqqara.
Also totally unrelated but you can see the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ necklace from my previous post in the background of this picture ๐๐ ฑ๐!!