Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Statuette of Amun
Description
Gold
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 golden statue depicting the god Osiris holding a crook and flail.
The artifact is a finely crafted golden statue of the Egyptian god Osiris, depicted in a classic standing pose holding a crook and flail, which are symbols of kingship and authority. The attention to detail is evident in the intricate features of the face and the carefully defined musculature. The god is shown wearing the Atef crown along with a plaited kilt.
religious
New Kingdom
excellent
Deities
Osiris
Materials
gold
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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