Egyptian bronze Osiris fragment

E33

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The upper part of a fine bronze figure depicting the god Osiris wearing the Atef Crown and holding a crook and flail across his chest. The eyes of the figure are recessed for inlay (now lost) and very faint traces of gilding can be seen on parts of the surface.

Culture
Egypt, Late Dynastic period, 730-332 BC

Size
9.5 x 5.3 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Cornwall, UK; acquired mid 20th Century

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