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Mud figure of Osiris

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Title/s	Mud figure of Osiris
Category	figure
Name	statuette
Description	Osiris, standing, with blue bead necklace (string of beads).
Field Collection	tomb of Djer Umm el Gaab Abydos Egypt
Dimensions	height 39.5 cm
Period	Thirtieth Dynasty Late Period
Date	circa 380 B.C. — 343 B.C.
Provenance	given: the Egypt Exploration Fund 1901 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Documentation	Peet, T. E. The Cemeteries of Abydos [vol. 1] [comments: cf. Pl.XIV]
Material/s	clay
Accession Number	E.20.1901 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 50358; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)

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Mud figure of Osiris