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OSA_0287

God Osiris statuette; white metal with a golden overlay.There is a ring at the back of neck for suspension. The feet were broken off and missing. He wears the upper Egypt crown with ostrich feathers and holds a flail in the right hand and a long crook in the left hand.
From Egypt. 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BCE. Note that the description was written using a typewriter! With thanks to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Photo © Osama S. M. Amin.