ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS VOTIVE FIGURE
Late Dynastic Period, Saite Period. Egyptian, Ca. 664-332 BC.
A bronze figure of Osiris standing mummiform with his hands emerging from his cloak, holding the crook and flail, and wearing a broad beaded collar with tassels and the Atef-crown. His face with fully outlined lips and eyes and eyebrows. Osiris was one of the most popular ancient Egyptian gods and was connected with male fertility. He was said to be the first Pharaoh of Egypt and was murdered by his brother Seth for his crown. Osiris was revived by Isis, his wife, and sister, to conceive Horus, the son who would avenge his death. After death, Osiris became ruler of the underworld and God of the dead, which is why he is shown with the crook and flail, the symbols of authority for Egyptian rulers. For a similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 10.175.133. Art Institute Chicago, Acc no. 1892.130.
Size: L:300mm / W:85mm ; 1,92kg
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000