Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF OSIRIS

EGYPTIAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF OSIRIS WITH HEDJET CROWN - Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A bronze figure of Osiris depicted mummiform, wearing the White Crown (hedjet) flanked by uraei and a long braided false beard. The arms are held over the chest, each hand grasping a vertical was sceptre extending down the front of the body. The face is finely modelled with almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and outlined lips. Mounted on a modern black base.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.175.133.Size: 175mm x 45mm; Weight: 358gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.