Osiris

A small bronze statuette shows the god Osiris standing in mummiform wrapping, his hands crossed over the chest holding a crook and flail. He wears the tall atef crown and a short false beard, and the dark green patina gives the cast metal a weathered look.

Look closer: A small loop projects from the base at the figure's foot, likely for attachment.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–30 BCE

Medium

Cupreous metal

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