Statue of Nakhtanubis, priest of Osiris, shown holding a miniature shrine with an effigy of Osiris.
Statue of Nakhtanubis, priest of Osiris, shown holding a miniature shrine with an effigy of Osiris. Nakhtanubis’ name and title are given in demotic script on the base. Artist unknown; probably Roman period. Now in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Photo credit: Tilemahos Efthimiadis/Wikimedia Commons. -- source link
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