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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Foot Cover of Taosiris
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of Word Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Foot Cover of Taosiris

Place FoundAkhmim, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Periodearly Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy II
Date282-246 BCE
MediumCartonnage, paint
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions5 1/8 x 7 1/16 x 6 11/16 in. (13 x 18 x 17 cm)
Object number2018.010.517
Label TextThis cartonnage belongs to Taosiris who was a priestess of Osiris in Akhmim (ancient Egyptian name Ipu). She was the daughter of Nesmin and his wife Taamun. The foot cover depicts sandals with straps and a buckle, with a frieze above of alternating djed-pillars and ankh signs between two representations of Anubis on his shrine.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
ProvenanceSaid to have been excavated by Gaston Maspero (1846-1916) at Akhmim, Egypt. Said to be ex coll. Marius Cazeneuve (1839-1913), received as a gift, 1884. With Gabriel Peytraud, Toulouse, France, 1914. Said to be ex coll. Marquis de Gestas, Tarbes, France, from 1915. Purchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Francois Antonovich, 1975. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art