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Head of Osiris

Artist Unknown

CultureEgyptian | Ptolemaic

DateRoman Period, 30 B.C.E.-395 C.E.

MediumWood and bronze

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waitzer

Object number89.66

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 109

DescriptionHead wearing a false beard and an atef crown: a high headpiece with a uraeus, framed by two curled ram horns carrying each a feather and a reared cobra crowned with a sun disk. A ring also hangs from each horn. The head is made of wood, while the horns and feathers, the uraeus and the beard are in bronze. The beard's upturned end makes a loop around a hole.;

Label TextHead of Osiris Roman Period, 30 B.C.E.- C.E. 395 Wood and bronze Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waitzer 89.66 Osiris, god of the dead, is presented here with his characteristic attributes, a false beard and elaborate atef crown. This high headpiece with a uraeus (spitting cobra) is framed by two curling ram's horns, each supporting an ostrich feather and a reared cobra with a sun disk. Exhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25,1996 - February 16, 1997. "The Allure of Ancient Egypt," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, June 18 - August 17, 2013.