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LATE PERIOD (664-332 B.C.)
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF OSIRIS
LATE PERIOD (664-332 B.C.)
The standing deity wearing atef-crown and plaited beard, holding a crook and flail, the back pillar surmounted by head of Horus and an attachment loop, a further two attachment loops on the integral base, traces of gilding, mounted, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high; and a bronze Apis bull, traces of chased floral mat and winged scarabs(?) on its back, lead filled, probably a weight, sun disc and legs missing, Late Period (664-332 B.C.), 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) long (2)
LATE PERIOD (664-332 B.C.)
The standing deity wearing atef-crown and plaited beard, holding a crook and flail, the back pillar surmounted by head of Horus and an attachment loop, a further two attachment loops on the integral base, traces of gilding, mounted, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high; and a bronze Apis bull, traces of chased floral mat and winged scarabs(?) on its back, lead filled, probably a weight, sun disc and legs missing, Late Period (664-332 B.C.), 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Item one: Ralph Huntington Blanchard (1875-1936), Cairo, Egypt. The base of mount with original label.
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