Osiris
A green-patinated bronze statuette of Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, stands on a white base. He wears the tall atef crown with plumes, has a tightly wrapped mummiform body, and holds his arms across the chest. The surface shows mottled verdigris and a dark, weathered tone.
Look closer: The crossed arms hold a crook and flail, small symbols of kingship, visible on the chest.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 664–30 BCE
- Medium
- Cupreous metal
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1333 × 2000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -30).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904