Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue
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
- Title: Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue
- Period: Late Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30
- Date: 664–332 B.C.
- 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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A.D. 1st–2nd century
664–332 B.C.
ca. 1390–1295 B.C.
A.D. 1st–2nd century
664–332 B.C.
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