Null Osiris carrying the farming tools and the atef crown

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Osiris carrying the farming tools and the atef crown Provenance: Galerie Khépri, Paris Bronze 15 cm restoration at the level of the legs Ancient Egypt Late Saite period

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Osiris carrying the farming tools and the atef crown Provenance: Galerie Khépri, Paris Bronze 15 cm restoration at the level of the legs Ancient Egypt Late Saite period

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Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Egyptian Bronze Statue of the God Osiris. Late Period, 664-525 B.C. Modelled in the round wearing the Atef crown with a uraeus to the brow, arms crossed on the chest holding the nekhakha (flail) and heka (crook); trapezoidal base with long tenon beneath. Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.104, no. 152, for similar. 136 grams, 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. Osiris is a deity who represents death and fertility and is commonly regarded as the quintessential god of rebirth. Though he was once a mortal ruler, as a deceased entity, his domain was the Underworld. Abydos was the primary centre of Osiris’ cult, where a renowned yearly celebration of the god was held. Many small figurines like this were dedicated to the god at temples throughout Egypt.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

"Head of Osiris Green patina bronze subject Osiris wearing the beard and crown of a Pharaoh (Atef?). Antique-style work H: 22.2 cm approx. L: 6.5 cm approx. D: 8.5 cm approx.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Statuette of Osiris (upper part). Late period, 6th - 4th century BC. H 14cm. Bronze hollow casting. Osiris in mummy form with crook and frond. On the head the breathing crown with lateral ostrich feathers and frontal uraeus. This piece published and illustrated in R. Bloch, Antike Kleinkunst (1976) cover. Dark brown patina, broken at belly height. Tips of the feathers and the crown broken. Provenance: Ex collection K.F.J.Schaedler, Munich; previously collection Robert Bloch, Munich, 1970s.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Sitzender Osiris

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