An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

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Description

An Egyptian bronze figure of Osiris
Bronze
Height 14 3/4 in. 37.5 cm.

standing and holding the crook and flail, and wearing a close-fitting cloak, beard and atef-crown with large uraeus and fragmentary plumes.

Provenance

Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1970s or earlier (Schuler Auktionen, Zürich, Sale 126: Kunst- und Antiquitätenauktion, September 13th, 2012, no. 1011)