Statuette d'Osiris, ptolémaïque, 3ᵉ/2ᵉ siècle av. J.-C.
Afrique antique, Égypte
Vendu
11 000 €
Provenance
August Bödiger, Bonn, 29 March 1977, lot 1213Hans Peter Urban, Bonn, Germany / Marbella, Spain
Taille
H: 16,3 cm
H: 6.4 inch
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.
Expertise
Prof. Dr. H. W. Muth, Munich, 10 March 1976Remarques
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).