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<p>[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 2946805, member: 75799"]Cool and amazing Artifacts.. they hold as much historical value as coins in my opinion. Here is mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Egyptian Gold Plaque with Osiris Presentation Scene Late Period, 664-332 BC. </p><p><br /></p><p>A gold plaque used for covering incisions on the body during embalming or embedded among wrappings of mummies. </p><p><br /></p><p>With a scene with Osiris seated on a throne wearing the atef crown, holding a crook, flail and was sceptre; in front a tall column with lotus flowers tied to the top; an offering table in front of the column with two tiers of food, vases at the base; in front of the table a male and female, both wearing long robes and wigs, arms upraised in worship; vertical bands of hieroglyphs to the top of the scene. The scene shows the deceased and his wife entering the halls of paradise where they greet, and worship, the god Osiris, enthroned as the Lord of the Afterlife. Such scenes were common for copies of the Book of the Dead, being the ultimate goal for all Egyptians as they traversed the perilous path to the next world; representations on gold are rare and must have been made for a wealthy member of Egyptian society. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]718908[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 2946805, member: 75799"]Cool and amazing Artifacts.. they hold as much historical value as coins in my opinion. Here is mine. Egyptian Gold Plaque with Osiris Presentation Scene Late Period, 664-332 BC. A gold plaque used for covering incisions on the body during embalming or embedded among wrappings of mummies. With a scene with Osiris seated on a throne wearing the atef crown, holding a crook, flail and was sceptre; in front a tall column with lotus flowers tied to the top; an offering table in front of the column with two tiers of food, vases at the base; in front of the table a male and female, both wearing long robes and wigs, arms upraised in worship; vertical bands of hieroglyphs to the top of the scene. The scene shows the deceased and his wife entering the halls of paradise where they greet, and worship, the god Osiris, enthroned as the Lord of the Afterlife. Such scenes were common for copies of the Book of the Dead, being the ultimate goal for all Egyptians as they traversed the perilous path to the next world; representations on gold are rare and must have been made for a wealthy member of Egyptian society. [ATTACH=full]718908[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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