About this artwork
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.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Africa
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Culture
- Ancient Egyptian
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Title
- Statuette of Osiris
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Place
- Egypt (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 664 BCE–525 BCE
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Medium
- Steatite
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Dimensions
- 19.3 × 4.1 × 10.2 cm (7 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 4 in.)
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Credit Line
- W. Moses Willner Fund
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Reference Number
- 1910.244
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/120360/manifest.json
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