Ceremonial helmet inscribed for the Osiris Hor-Psamtik. Dimensions: H. 21.5 × W. 19 × D, 19.5 × Circ. 61 cm (8 7/16 × 7 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 24 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 26. Date: 664-525 B.C..This helmet, created in relatively fragile faience, is unlikely to be intended for actual battle. The purpose must be ceremonial and / or funerary, although nothing similar is known, nor is the practice of supplying life-size faience funerary accessories known. However, the helmet was represented to its collector in the late 1800s as having been found on a mummy, and conservation and technical examination supports this representation. This determination reveals an unknown practice.The helmet bears an unusual name - Hor-Psamtik, or Psamtik is Horus - that points to the owner having lived during the reign of one of the three Psamtik's of the 26th dynasty. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Ceremonial helmet inscribed for the Osiris Hor-Psamtik. Dimensions: H. 21.5 × W. 19 × D, 19.5 × Circ. 61 cm (8 7/16 × 7 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 24 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 26. Date: 664-525 B.C..This helmet, created in relatively fragile faience, is unlikely to be intended for actual battle. The purpose must be ceremonial and / or funerary, although nothing similar is known, nor is the practice of supplying life-size faience funerary accessories known. However, the helmet was represented to its collector in the late 1800s as having been found on a mummy, and conservation and technical examination supports this representation. This determination reveals an unknown practice.The helmet bears an unusual name - Hor-Psamtik, or Psamtik is Horus - that points to the owner having lived during the reign of one of the three Psamtik's of the 26th dynasty. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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