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Osiris

A man stands with legs together, arms bent at the elbow and hands at the center of his chest. He wears a tall, pointed crown and a long straight false beard, and holds a flail and a crook crossed over his chest. The crown has a snake at the forehead and is flanked by two plumes and two horizontal horns under the plumes.

A man stands with legs together, arms bent at the elbow and hands at the center of his chest. He wears a tall, pointed crown and a long straight false beard, and holds a flail and a crook crossed over his chest. The crown has a snake at the forehead and is flanked by two plumes and two horizontal horns under the plumes.

Culture Egyptian
Title Osiris
Date 1075–323 BCE
Medium Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Credit Line William Lowe Bryan Memorial, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 58.14

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"Osiris | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2023. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=58.14