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Fragment of a head-dress of Osiris
Egyptian
Late Period–Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynast
760–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.331
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis fragment once formed the proper right side of the headdress of the funerary god Osiris. It features a curved horn topped by feathers and a uraeus. Traces of gilding and inlay are preserved.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)