Statuette, Osiris

A small bronze statuette of the Egyptian god Osiris stands on a dark base, wearing the tall atef crown with side plumes and holding a crook and flail across the chest. The dark green patina and slender, mummiform body are sharply lit against a dim studio backdrop.

Look closer: A crook and flail are held crossed over the chest, the traditional regalia of Osiris.

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