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Osiris Standing

Egyptian (Artist)

early 11th-mid 4th century BCE (Third Intermediate Period to Late Period)

cast bronze, wood base
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

Osiris is depicted standing mummiform, wearing the atef crown and uraeus. He holds the crook and flail across his chest. The wooden base is inscribed.

Inscription

Inscriptions,
A, on top of base, three horizontal lines, filled with white coloring: "To be recited: Osiris, lord of life, give life, prosperity, health, long life, great and good age, kindness of..."
B, on sides of base, continuing A: "...heart [to] the fourth prophet of Hor-Behdety, the priest of monthly duty, who is on duty in the fourth class (?), servant of the Gold, prophet of Re, residing in the district of Edfu, Pe-tjenfi, son of the servant of Mut (?), who satisfies her majesty, Ra-mose; his mother the lady Heryeb."

Provenance

**Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.**

Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
4/30/1957	Treatment	cleaned

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Egypt (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 6 in. (15.3 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928

Location in Museum

Not on view

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54.556

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Osiris Standing

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Osiris Standing

Inscription

Provenance Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Conservation

Geographies

Measurements

Credit Line

Location in Museum

Accession Number In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

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Provenance

**Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.**

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.