Osiris, Lord of the Dead
Description
<p>This statue of Osiris seated was donated to a temple by an Egyptian official whose name is lost. The text on the base and back pillar contains a prayer to Osiris-Wennefer (eternally incorruptible), named as the son of Nut (the goddess of the sky), head of the gods, great god, and ruler of eternity. The crook and flail in his hands and the ritual "atef"-crown identify him as a former king, albeit a mythical one.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.207' rel='external'>Osiris, Lord of the Dead</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.207 tier-2
- Walters-id 21194 tier-2
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