Egyptian Bronze Figure of Osiris, Late Period, c. 664-525 B.C.

(Bronze Osiris)

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Item No.
34.37488
Culture
Egypt, Late Period, c. 664-525 B.C. 
Item Details.
Holding crook and flail, wearing a braided beard and the atef-crown with plumes and uraeus. A loop at the back for suspension. Feet now missing. Exquisite details.
These bronze figures were typically created as votive offerings or for use in religious rituals. They were often depicted with symbolic elements such as a crook and flail, which represented Osiris' power and authority as the ruler of the underworld.

Provenance: Acquired on the German market, 1989-1995. With The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-2024. Literature: Cf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, pl. XVIII, no. 38.275, for a comparable figure.

Display stand included

Size
9 cm H - 3 9/16 inches
Material
Bronze 
Condition
Feet missing, otherwise intact. 
Categories
Egypt
Price.
US$ 2000
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