Egyptian
Osiris Figurine, 664 BCE - 332 BCE
Bronze, 4.3 x 0.8 cm (1 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
This Egyptian, bronze standing figure is badly worn and pitted so that it is difficult to distinguish details. It is an idealized and stylized representation of a human figure with unnaturally long and thin lower limbs and torso. The arms are arranged in a tight, folded, position over their chest and the head has a huge oversized headdress that looks like a giant rearing cobra. The head has clumsy carvings of facial features or hieroglyphics that are not to scale, misplaced.
Little Salon
Commentary
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