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FIGURINE
Unique ID: SOM-18AD04
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy Egyptian statue of Osiris. He wears the double-feathered Atef crown with uraeus and holds the crook and flail in mummiform fashion. On the back are two attachment loops, one in the centre of the figure's shoulders and one just above the base (which has been bent upwards), with a further loop to the left of the base. These together with a tab below the base are probably to allow it to be mounted on a wooden base. John Taylor from the department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum believes it to be genuine. He suggests that 'there are many very close parallels for this type of image of Osiris, as they were made in thousands as votive offerings during the Late Period and Ptolemaic Period (seventh to first centuries BC)'(pers. comm.). He sees many very similar figurines as they were extremely popular with collectors during the late 18th and 19th centuries and this probably explains why the object was found in this country. Length: 69.28mm, Width: 23.87mm, Thickness: 13.30mm, Weight: 33.78g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 700 BC
Date to: Circa 1 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69.28 mm
Width: 23.87 mm
Thickness: 13.3 mm
Weight: 33.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th August 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020541
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Upper Cheddon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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