Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BRONZE PHARAOH AS OSIRIS

EGYPTIAN BRONZE PHARAOH AS OSIRIS - Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A bronze figure of a pharaoh depicted as Osiris, shown mummiform with arms crossed and hands holding a crook and flail. The figure wears the atef crown with uraeus and side plumes, surmounted by a sun disc. Mounted on a modern display stand.Size: 195mm x 45mm; Weight: 260gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK/European art market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.