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Green patinated bronze finial of a crowned figure in nemes headdress, with a round top knob, on a metal rod.

Finial with nemes and crowned figure, probably Osiris

A green patinated bronze finial showing a bearded male head framed by a striped nemes headdress and a flat crown, rising above a lotus or floral base. A round knob crowns the top and a plain metal rod extends from the base. The surface is mottled, with a red label or mark near the base.

Look closer: A small red label or mark is attached near the base of the figure.

Artist
Unknown
Date
2nd–3rd century CE
Medium
Bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3200 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 300).
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

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