Ptah-Sokar-Osiris Figure. With One of the Best Provenances! Museum piece! Ptolemaic Period 306–30 B.C. Height: 35 cm. Note of the expert: Museum piece, with one of the best provenances possible. Such high-quality object with such top provenance has been never auctioned on Catawiki auctions. This is one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy such masterpiece! -Provenance: Ex collection Henry Rogers Ex. Collection Parke Bernet, New York 1960’s Ex. Sotheby’s New York, Antiques auction, 9 June 2004, lot 67 Aphrodite Ancient Art, New York, with certificate of authenticity Ex. Collection Mr. H.K. Amsterdam Note: Property from Very Important Dutch Private Collection! The collection consists of ca. 14 Chinese pottery objects (including horses form the Six dynasties to Tang dynasty, attendants, musicians, guards of honor, camels) and 10 Egyptian objects, all objects will be auctioned in the coming Catawiki auctions. - from the H. K. collections. Mr. H. K. was one of the Dutch foremost art collectors, the range of whose interests was extraordinary. These included Chinese, Egyptian, Pre-Columbian, and South-East Asian art. Mr. K. was chairman of the ABU from 1999 to 2014. In addition, K. was chairman of Youth Care Netherlands, member of the Social-Economic Council (SER), columnist for “Het Financieele Dagblad”, active at VNO-NCW, advisor to the presidium of the House of Representatives, he held many supervisory positions and was active at FNV. He was consistently one of the 200 most influential people in the Netherlands, according to de Volkskrant! Wearing tripartite wig and false beard, traces of white and blue pigment, on a rectangular base. This mummiform figure represents the mortuary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Dedicated to a temple musician named Ihet, it is inscribed with offering prayers and texts glorifying the gods. The figure was constructed in one piece of wood, with six tenons used to fasten the lid to the box, and then set into a rectangular base. Most figures of this type have some sort of cavity that contains a roll of papyrus, a piece of cloth, or some sort of mummified material. Found most often in tombs, close to the coffin, such figures are thought to help protect the body of the deceased and help to guarantee their rebirth. The Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure in ancient Egyptian religion combines aspects of three important gods: Ptah, Sokar, and Osiris. Ptah was a creator deity associated with craftsmen and the arts, often depicted as a mummified figure with a skullcap and scepter. Sokar, on the other hand, was a god of the underworld and craftsmen, depicted as a falcon-headed figure or a mummified man with a falcon's head. Osiris, perhaps one of the most significant gods, represented the afterlife, resurrection, and fertility. He was usually shown as a mummified king wearing the Atef crown with ostrich feathers. The Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure symbolizes the journey of the deceased through death and rebirth, embodying the cycle of life and regeneration in Egyptian beliefs. It reflects the idea of continuity beyond death and was often found in funerary contexts like tomb decorations or as amulets buried with the dead to ensure their safe passage to the afterlife. Note: It will be professionally packed and safely sent in a wooden crate within 3 working days by FedEx. Shipped with Insurance! - A Certificate of Authenticity from Becker Antiques (specialist in Asian art since 1969, Amsterdam) will accompany the item. Our Guarantee: The above item is guaranteed to be of the time period and condition as described, has been purchased legally and is legal to buy and sell under all international laws to cultural patrimony. - All items legal to buy/sell under The Netherlands covering cultural patrimony, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Condition: Very good condition. Original pigment. Wear consistent with the age, some loss of color. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. It will be professionally packed and safely sent in a wooden crate by FedEx. Buyers are responsible for import regulation and restrictions of their own country