AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS

LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Solid cast on an integral square base, with two tangs on the underside for insertion, the god depicted mummiform, holding a shepherd's crook and agricultural flail, wearing a broad collar with floral elements supported by a menat, a plaited curved false beard, and a plumed atef-crown fronted by a uraeus
16½ in. (41.9 cm) high
Provenance
Maurice Nahman.
Alexandra Manserro-Nahman.

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