Egyptian Ptolemaic Stone Sarcophagus w/ Osiris

Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved stone sarcophagus of a petite form with a tapered top portion representative of an obelisk with a flat base, tall sides, and a hollow verso meant to hold an offering like a mummified shrew or another petite sacrificial animal. The front of the sarcophagus depicts a simplified effigy of Osiris in low relief, standing in mummiform atop fused legs, and wearing an Atef crown flanked with ostrich feathers atop his head. Size: 1.7" W x 4.875" H (4.3 cm x 12.4 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in 2014; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-private estate collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA, imported into the United States over 50 years ago

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#151267
Condition Report: Original lid for verso missing. Abrasions and nicks to base, body, and hollow verso, with softening to some finer details of Osiris, and light encrustations within verso cavity, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.