Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURINES

PAIR OF EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURINES OF OSIRIS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A pair of standing bronze figures depicting Osiris, each shown mummiform with arms crossed over the chest, holding the crook and flail. Both figures wear the atef crown fronted by a uraeus and have false beards extending from the chin. Both figures stand on small rectangular plinths; the larger has a flat, unmodelled back, while the smaller is fitted with a suspension loop at the rear.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 61.45; 74.51.5583.Size: 53-72mm x 17-23.7mm; Weight: 42.36gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.