Egyptian Bronze Seated Osiris with Inlaid Eyes
Circa 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-342 B.C. Modelled mummiform and seated with arms crossed at chest, holding crook and flail, wearing a false beard and plumed Atef crown with uraeus, cream-coloured inlay to eyes; mounted on a custom-made display base. Cf. Tiribilli, E., The bronze figurines of the Petrie Museum from 2000 BC to AD 400, (GHP Egyptology 28), London, 2018, p.96, no.126, for similar.160 grams total, 15.3 cm including stand (6 in.). Ex old English collection. Spanish collection, 1980s.Accompanied by a previous dealer's catalogue and price card (£2,500.00). Osiris was the foremost of ancient Egyptian funerary deities and lord of the underworld. Many statuettes of the god were offered in temples dedicated in his name, but have also been discovered in other contexts including animal necropoleis and temples dedicated to other gods. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]