Osiris (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Osiris, lord of the underworld, wears a crown adorned with two feathers and a uraeus, the rearing cobra that protected the king as well as Osiris. The figure wears a close-fitting shroud and holds a flail and scepter, Osiris’s standard attributes.
Dynasties 26-30
Late Period
Purchase with funds provided by the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation
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