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Bronze figurine of Osiris
Egyptian
Late Period–Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynast
760–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width (a.): 3.9 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Height (b.): 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Height (b.): 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4401a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis bronze figurine of the funerary god Osiris portrays the god standing. As is typical in representations of Osiris, he is mummified, wears a false beard and tall atef crown, and holds the crook and flail.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)