Large Egyptian Osiris Statue Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A substantial bronze statue of Osiris standing wearing Atef crown of Upper Egypt with lateral ostrich feathers, frontal uraeus, false beard, crossed hands holding crook and flail, standing on a square base; mounted on a marble stand. 2.4 kg total, 33.5cm including stand (13 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously the property of a private UK collector, acquired 2018; from the estate of the late Mr Robert Wilson a collector and architect from Houston, Texas, reputed to have been in the collection since the 1960s. Literature Cf. Thomas, A.P., Egyptian Gods and Myths, Aylesbury, 1986, plate 1, a triad of gods from Saqqara. Footnotes Osiris was the greatest of the Egyptian gods and the particular ruler of the Underworld after his murder by his brother, Set.
Large Egyptian Osiris Statue Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A substantial bronze statue of Osiris standing wearing Atef crown of Upper Egypt with lateral ostrich feathers, frontal uraeus, false beard, crossed hands holding crook and flail, standing on a square base; mounted on a marble stand. 2.4 kg total, 33.5cm including stand (13 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously the property of a private UK collector, acquired 2018; from the estate of the late Mr Robert Wilson a collector and architect from Houston, Texas, reputed to have been in the collection since the 1960s. Literature Cf. Thomas, A.P., Egyptian Gods and Myths, Aylesbury, 1986, plate 1, a triad of gods from Saqqara. Footnotes Osiris was the greatest of the Egyptian gods and the particular ruler of the Underworld after his murder by his brother, Set.
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