Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue

Late Period

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.

Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue, Bronze or copper alloy

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Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue, Bronze or copper alloy
Attachment for the crown of an Osiris statue, Bronze or copper alloy

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