Object Details
Collector
Joseph Hirshhorn
Donor Name
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Notes
PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG. BRONZE STANDING FIGURE. IDENTIFIED BY DOROTHY KENT HILL AS REPRESENTING EGYPTIAN GOD OSIRIS WRAPPED AS A MUMMY, EYES INLAID IN SILVER AND GOLD.
SEE SI ARCHIVES
Standing, wrapped as a mummy, wearing broad bead collar tied at back; bearded; on head, atef, the crown of Upper Egypt flanked by ostrich feathers (broken at top). In hands, crook and flail. Eyes inlaid in silver and gold.
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Osiris votive statue, 664-30 B.C. As mummified King of the Netherworld, Osiris wears the atef, the crown of Upper Egypt flanked by ostrich feathers. He often has a black or green face to connect his rebirth with new plants sprouting after the annual Nile flood.
Record Last Modified
10 May 2024
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty XXVI
Accession Date
28 Aug 1992
Collection Date
1966
Accession Number
370312
USNM Number
A553061-0
Object Type
Statuette
Height - Object
45 cm
Width - Object
14 cm
Place
Not Given, Egypt (not certain), Africa (not certain)
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8503877