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Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue

Late Period
664–332 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130
The tangs on the side of this element--a tall ostrich feather and a uraeus (rearing cobra) with a sun disk set atop a horizontal ram's horn, would have been used for attachment to the crown of a large Osiris statue (see 61.45). The crown itself would have been the tall white headdress traditionally worn by this god. Cells in the surface of the piece likely once held inlays.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue
  • Period: Late Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30
  • Date: 664–332 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
  • Dimensions: H.14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.2.613
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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