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LOT 0042
Egyptian Bronze Statuette of Osiris
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
8 3/4 in. (269 grams total, 22 cm including stand).
Depicted in a tightly wrapped shroud, holding his characteristic regalia of crook and flail; wearing the Atef crown; remains of gilding, eyes inlaid in glass; small part of the crown missing, otherwise intact; on a custom-made stand; some restoration.
ProvenanceGerman private collection H. W. (1931-2018).
Acquired before December 1991 on the German art market.
Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity of Galerie Puhze, prior to 1991.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11948-210758.
Cf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, pl.XVI, for similarly fine examples.
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LOT 0042
Egyptian Bronze Statuette of Osiris
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000€8,120 - 10,440 (for guidance only)$9,450 - 12,150 (for guidance only)
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Wepwawet, the canine god, is strongly linked with Abydos and kingship. His name means 'Opener of the Ways' and may have had military connotations as someone who clears the path for his king. In funerary texts, Wepwawet guided the dead through the Underworld. The image of the god on a standard, as seen in this example, was carried in processions associated with Osiris and kingship. The balloon-like object, known as shed-shed, is mysterious but may have symbolised the royal placenta, which was considered the king's 'double'.
