Osiris offered by the Astronomer of the House of Amun, Ibeb

A dark leaded bronze statuette of the god Osiris stands on a wooden base, wearing the tall atef crown and holding a crook and flail crossed over his chest. The slender figure has a smooth, tapering body and a calm face against a plain gray background.

Look closer: A long vertical crack runs through the wooden base beneath the figure.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1080–721 BCE

Medium

Leaded bronze; precious-metal leaf; inlays of other materials; wood base with ink or black paint inscription

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3791 × 3792 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903