Statuette, Osiris

A small bronze statuette of the god Osiris, mummiform, with his arms crossed over the crook and flail and a tall atef crown with plumes. The green patina and traces of red pigment show on the body, which stands on a tapering base above a white plinth.

Look closer: Traces of red pigment remain on the lower body of the figure.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–200 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 James Douglas, 1890