Fine Egyptian Bronze Figure of Osiris

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A cast-bronze figure of Osiris, the god of the underworld, standing in mummiform with fused legs while holding his signature flagellum and short-handled heka scepter in his hands. Osiris' serene guise is defined by almond-shaped eyes, a slender nose with broad nostrils, and a plaited false beard, and the Atef crown surmounting his head features a sun disc, a pair of curled ram horns, a pair of broad ostrich feathers, and a frontal uraeus cobra. Mottled brown and russet patina have formed across the composition. Size: 1.125" W x 4.6" H (2.9 cm x 11.7 cm); 5.3" H (13.5 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: ex-Marian Williard Johnson collection, acquired in the 1950s, thence by descent to her daughter, Marianne Johnson

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#151526
Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to feet, body, and head, with light softening to some finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Great brown and russet patina throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.