Description:

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A fine cast-bronze statue of an enthroned Osirus-Iah, a combination of Osiris - the god of the underworld - and Iah - an older deity of the moon that was replaced in popularity during the New Kingdom by the gods Thoth and Khonsu. The mummiform god presents in a seated pose as if atop a throne with his phallus exposed, grasping a crook and flail, and feet placed on an integral plinth. His tripartite wig with adorned with a frontal uraeus cobra and is surmounted by a sun disk nestled within a crescent moon. A rare syncretistic form of Osiris as the moon god. Size: 1.125" W x 3.875" H (2.9 cm x 9.8 cm); 5.125" H (13 cm) on included custom stand.

Published: J. Eisenberg. "Art of the Ancient World." Vol. XXVIII, 2017, no. 149

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1971.272.15

Provenance: ex-private French collection; ex-Bonhams, London, November 2010

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  • Condition: Minor abrasions to plinth, body, and head, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Fantastic green and brown patina throughout.

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