Bronze statuette of Osiris

A small dark bronze figure of a standing male deity wears a tall crown with feathers and a close-fitting wrapped garment, holding crook and flail at the chest. The figure stands on a square tang set into a pale cylindrical stand against a soft grey background.

Look closer: The tang of the figure's base is visible where it is inserted into the stand, showing how the statuette was mounted.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–31 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1808 × 1976 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76