Egyptian Osiris Statuette

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

4 3/4 in. (150 grams total, 12 cm including stand).

A bronze figurine of Osiris standing with flail and crook held in crossed arms, plaited beard, Atef crown to his head with uraeus above the brow, mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Property of a London gentleman; acquired in London in 1976.

Literature

See O'Connor, D., Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris, London, 2009, for a discussion on the role of Osiris in Egyptian religion and society.

CONDITION

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