Man Holding a Shrine Containing an Image of Osiris

A dark greywacke statue shows a shaven-headed man standing on a rectangular base, wearing a plain kilt and holding a framed shrine against his body. Inside the shrine, a small seated figure is carved in relief. The polished surface and calm, frontal pose suggest a votive or devotional object.

Look closer: A small seated figure carved in relief inside the shrine held against the man's body.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th–4th century BCE

Medium

Greywacke

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1442 × 1922 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1925