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Catalogusnummer: 4524
Egypt, a bronze Osiris, Late Period,
presumably depicting "Osiris", in shape of a pharaoh with "atef" crown, crook (symbol of the good shepard) and flail (symbol of fertility). He is commonly depicted green (the color of rebirth) or black (alluding to the fertility of the Nile floodplain), in mummiform, wearing the trappings of mummification from chest downward.
h. 12 cm. on wooden base
Provenance: Private Berlin Collection.
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