Osiris statuette, Ptolemaic, 3rd / 2nd century BC · Africa-Antiques, Egypt · ID: 3051995
Hans Peter Urban, Bonn, Germany / Marbella, Spain
Description
hollow cast bronze with dark patina and remnants of gilding, bone & glass paste (eye inlay), inventory no. ‘AE 2’, export stamp, base
Enthroned Osiris, wearing the Upper Egyptian feather crown (‘atef’) with uraeus serpent and sun disc; the plaited god’s beard on his chin. The body sculpted in block form, suggesting important anatomical details. Osiris is depicted as ruler of the realm of the dead with the royal insignia of crosier and frond.
The object Osiris statuette, Ptolemaic, 3rd / 2nd century BC with the object ID 3051995 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 106 achieved a sales price of EUR 11,000 with an asking price of EUR 4,000.
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Expertise
Prof. Dr. H. W. Muth, Munich, 10 March 1976
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).