Asta Bidspirit | EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF OSIRIS

EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF OSIRIS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC.A leaded-bronze figurine of Osiris, god of the underworld. The statue is standing in a mummiform pose. Osiris stands with crossed arms, holding his crook and flail. The top of his head is adorned with a tall Atef crown with ostrich feathers, a sun disc, and a frontal uraeus cobra. The figurine is on top of a square plinth and has a small hoop on the bottom left. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 56.16.2. Size: 80mm x 25mm; Weight: 120gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.