Statuette of Osiris
Description
Object Label: In his most characteristic form, Osiris, god of the dead, appears wrapped in mummy bandages and holds his twin attributes, the shepherd's crook and the flail. Caption: Statuette of Osiris, 664–525 B.C.E., or slightly later. Bronze, gold inlay, 7 3/4 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (19.7 × 5.4 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.27.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A statuette depicting the god Osiris wearing the Atef crown, holding a crook and flail.
The artifact is a metal statuette of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife. He is shown stylized with the Atef crown and wearing a nemes headdress. His posture is upright with arms crossed, holding the crook and flail, symbols of kingship and authority. The figure displays typical iconography associated with Osiris, including a well-defined, elongated form and rich surface detailing which gives emphasis to the crown and regalia.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.27 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3236 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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