Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Shrine of Osiris
A small arched shrine encloses an upright figure above a decorated base. A projecting bird-like form rises over the opening, extending the frame’s vertical axis. The caption identifies a shrine of Osiris and associates it with the nineteenth dynasty. The enclosing structure is as important to the image as the figure it shelters, making the relationship between divine representation and sacred housing visible.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. "A Shrine of Osiris" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt, Lewis Spence. September 1923 Harrap reprint; first published August 1913, 1923, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 115. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-object-115
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Historical photograph of an ancient object; printed caption reviewed. Ancient maker unrecorded. Photographer credit recorded individually where printed. Orientation corrected where necessary; no retouching or reconstructed detail.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. A Shrine of Osiris. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 115. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-object-115