Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. Bronze figure of a seated Osiris. The seated mummiform god wearing the Atef crown, the face with recessed eyes and plaited false beard, holding the crook and flail in his crossed arms. Size: 5.25 H (13.3 cm), 6.75 H (17.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Osiris is the Egyptian Lord of the Underworld and Judge of the Dead, brother-husband to Isis, and one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. The name 'Osiris' is the Latinized form of the Egyptian Usir which is interpreted as 'powerful' or 'mighty'.
Provenance: private Jones collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA, ex- Bonham's, London, from a private Virginia Estate, formed in the USA from the 1950s to 1970s
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À propos du lot
n° 7B Titre : Egyptian Bronze Seated Osiris Dimensions : 5.25 H (13.3 cm), 6.75 H (17.1 cm) on included custom stand Condition report : Cleaned and partially repatinated, else quite excellent. Artemis Gallery, Salle de vente
🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : DAY 1 | Classical Antiquities & Asian Art Date de la vente : 05/12/2018🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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