Late Period, Ca. 664-332 BC Modelled in bronze, Osiris is depicted in a mummiform pose with a broad wesekh collar, his hands emerging from his waist, holding a crook and flail, representing kingship and fertility of the land. His head seating the Atef crown with uraeus facing outwards, protecting Osiris with ever-staring eyes. His face is well-defined with delicate, modelled features, his chin with stylised, false, braided beard; on an integral base.For similar see:The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Accession Number: 74.51.5583. Size: L:130mm / W:33mm ; With stand: 185g Provenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.