LARGE EGYPTIAN WOOD PTAH-SOKAR-OSIRIS

Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, Ca. 1069 - 332 BC. A painted wood mummiform figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris with a red face, black tripartite wig, and projecting false beard. The body is painted red with cream panels across the chest and a vertical cream column down the front bearing a hieroglyphic inscription. The figure stands on a rectangular base with a tenon below. For similar see: Bonhams, Antiquities, 5 December 2024, Lot 115. Size: 460mm x 115mm; Weight: 1.1kg Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with G. Metz, Sweden, 1980s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.