BRONZE OSIRIS Egypt, Saite period, XXVIth dynasty Statuette... Lot 55

BRONZE OSIRIS Egypt, Saite period, XXVIth dynasty Statuette of the mummiform god, standing, holding the scepter (heqa) and the flagellum (nekhekh). He wears a false beard and the atef crown, made of the white mitre of Upper Egypt (hedjet) edged with two ostrich feathers. Hieroglyphic inscriptions engraved on the base: "Osiris gives life to Netch, son of Pen..." Beautiful red patina. Height: 15.3 cm Provenance: Mes Rheims et Laurin, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 16-17, 1966: n°185bis Kevorkian Gallery, Paris, 2001 Former private collection of Monsieur F., Paris An Egyptian bronze statuette of Osiris, Saite Period, 26th Dynasty Among the main deities of the Egyptian pantheon, Osiris is originally the god of fertile land and vegetation. Murdered by his brother Seth, he became god of the dead and the resurrection in the underworld where he presided over the judgment of dead souls.