Creative Commons License
Standing Osiris
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 18 3/4 in. (47.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.251