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Deutsch: Erotische Szene.

English: Sculpture of Erotic Group.

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Title
Deutsch: Erotische Szene.
English: Sculpture of Erotic Group.
Description
English: The sculpture may depict Osiris, who had been murdered, making his wife Isis pregnant after his death, which later resulted in the birth of Horus. This Ancient Egyptian myth was associated with fertility and resurrection. The six smaller figures are probably priests; two of them restrain and hold an oryx, which signifies the destruction of evil and Osiris's triumph.
Date
Deutsch: Ptolemäische Periode (305–30 v. Chr.).
English: Early Ptolemaic period (305–30 BCE).
Medium
Deutsch: Kalkstein.
English: Painted limestone.
Dimensions Base: 6.6 × 3.7 in (16.9 × 9.5 cm); height: 6.5 in (16.5 cm).
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America.
Accession number
58.13.
Credit line Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund.
References [1].
Source/Photographer
Deutsch: Foto ohne Blitz durch Anagoria in Übereinstimmung mit den Statuten des Museums; Brooklyn Museum; New York, N.Y., USA.
English: Photographed without flash by Anagoria on 20 April 2011, 18:55.
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