Standing Osiris

Description This sculpture depicts the mummified Osiris. His arms below the shoulders are not indicated. There is gilt on his face and ears, and white underneath. There is blue paint on the hair. The figure has a stencil of necklaces, and a square block inserted into the top of his head. There is also a hole for the insertion of a beard into his chin. There is red paint on the lower back, and a flat strip down the back. The lower front is flattened. The piece is broken at the bottom.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters