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LOT 2060
Egyptian Style Bronze Statue of Osiris
20TH-21ST CENTURY A.D.
9 in. (1.27 kg total, 22.8 cm including stand).
Standing figure of Osiris in iconic pose wearing the tall conical Atef crown with flanking ostrich plumes and frontal uraeus; holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia in his crossed arms; mounted on a custom-made tiered stand; Egyptian revival.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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