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Bronze figurine of Osiris
Egyptian
Persian period (?)
525–401 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nabasha
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.441
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis bronze figurine shows the funerary god Osiris standing and holding a crook and flail. The figure wears the Atef crown (uraeus and feathers) and a false beard. There is a spike in the endfr attachment to a base, and suspension rings at the top and the base.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha. 1886: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 24, 1887. (Accession date: June 24, 1887)