Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BRONZE PHARAOH AS OSIRIS

EGYPTIAN BRONZE PHARAOH AS OSIRIS - Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A bronze figure of a pharaoh represented as Osiris, standing mummiform with arms crossed, holding the crook and flail. The figure wears the atef crown with uraeus and flanking plumes and displays well-defined facial features. Mounted on a modern display stand.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 04.2.575.Size: 170mm x 40mm; Weight: 275gProvenance: 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.