Inv. n°: MMoCA834

Egyptian Large Steatite Osiris

Holding the crook and flail, wearing atef crown with uraeus.

h. 41.3 cm

XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC

Steatite

Provenance

  • Ex collection of Frank Elbert Compton (1874-1950), founder of Compton's Encyclopedia in 1922, Chicago
  • Private collection, Oregon, by descent
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 17th March 2014, SNB201

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2010, vol. XXI, p. 82, fig. 212

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from 2014

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