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LOT 0029
Egyptian Bronze Statuette of Osiris
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (63 grams, 15 cm).
A slender standing figure of Osiris in iconic mummiform appearance, wearing the tall conical Atef crown with its flanking Ostrich plumes, and central uraeus, a long, internally-detailed divine beard, and holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia; with tang under feet for attachment.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
Literature
Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.107, no. 161, for a similar example from Aswan.
Footnotes
Osiris is a deity who represents death and fertility and is commonly regarded as the quintessential god of rebirth. Though he was once a mortal ruler, as a deceased entity, his domain was the Underworld. Abydos was the primary centre of Osiris’ cult, where a renowned yearly celebration of the god was held.
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