Statuette of Osiris

Arts of Africa

Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)

Egyptian

This finely carved figure of the god Osiris portrays the mummiform deity seated on a throne holding a crook and flail, which are symbols of his ability to rule and to provide.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Statuette of Osiris
Place: Egypt (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 664 BCE–525 BCE
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: 19.3 × 4.1 × 10.2 cm (7 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 4 in.)
Credit Line: W. Moses Willner Fund
Reference Number: 1910.244
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Art Institute of Chicago, Thirty-second Annual Report: June 1, 1910–June 1, 1911 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1911), pp. 19, 62.
Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of The Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 60 (ill.).

The Art Institute of Chicago, acquired in 1910.

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