ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SILVER OSIRIS ON STANDLate Period, 26th Dynasty, Ca. 664-525 BC. A silver votive figurine of Osiris wearing an atef crown, plumed on each side with ostrich feathers and decorated on the front with a uraeus cobra. The modelled face also wears a false beard, and his mummiform body holds the signature crook and flail, crossed over his torso. This would have been given as a votive offering to a shrine or temple of the god in exchange for his favour. Size: L:31.3mm / W:7.3mm ; (with stand) 7.77g Provenance: Property of a London Art Gallery; previously with M.A. Mansoor, Cairo, Egypt, 7 March 1946. Acquired by the current owner in West Palm Beach, Florida, 2011.

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