A Block Statue (Cairo JE 37181 bis) and A Statue of Osiris (Cairo CG 38238)

Abstract

The research aims to study and publish two statues: one is a block statue with a depiction of Osiris on its front side of the garment, and the other is a statue of Osiris himself. They will be studied, along with their inscriptions, artistic features, and religious connotations. The block statue of the "PA-Sry-(n)xnsw", is displayed in the Cairo Museum and bears the number JE 37181bis. It was found in the Karnak Cachette. Numerous block statues with the traditional standing figure of Osiris engraved in sunk relief on the front garment, dated to the transitional period between the 25th and 26th dynasties. The Statue of Osiris was found in the funerary chapels of the god's wives of Amun in the temple of Medinet Habu, and displayed in the Cairo Museum, and it bears CG 38238. This statue certainly dates to the 25th Dynasty, as the facial features bear the distinctive features of this period.