Burial and Mortuary Practices in Late Period and Graeco-Roman Egypt (Budapest, Hungary, 2014)

Burial and Mortuary Practices in Late Period and Graeco-Roman EgyptThe
aim of the International Conference was to present and discuss recent
research and current themes on (human and animal) Egyptian burial and mortuary practices from the Late Period onwards.Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figures: evolving tradition through space and timeWooden
funerary figures representing the deceased with the features of the
triune god Ptah-Sokar-Osiris became a distinctive element in the
funerary furniture of elite burials dating from the Third Intermediate
Period onwards. Such artefacts,
usually placed next to the coffin and inscribed with specific
invocations, were considered an element of deep connection with the
deceased, granting her/him resurrection and life everlasting beyond
death. The custom of placing Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figures inside the tombs
reaches a climax during the Late and Ptolemaic periods during which they
were often mass-produced, falling eventually into disuse with the
approaching of the Roman era. During this time frame, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
figures are subject to changes in typology, style and religious
significance. This
paper, taking into account geographical and chronological factors,
intends to present a brief analysis of these changes, focusing on the
morphological, structural, and typological aspects involved in this
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