Statuette of Osiris

A dark bronze statuette of the god Osiris stands on a rectangular base, wearing the tall atef crown with side plumes and holding a crook and flail crossed over his chest. The mummiform figure wears a broad collar and a close-fitting garment, and the smooth surface shows a dark, even patina.

Look closer: Fine incised lines marking the broad collar across the chest.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–332 BCE

Medium

Bronze or copper alloy

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2667 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904