C.1070-945 BC. Egyptian. Egyptian bronze figure of God Osiris. The god is shown mummiform with a braided divine beard curved out at its tip, an atef-crown, and a peaceful, idealized face. He is posed with the arms folded across the chest holding a crook and flail. Osiris is the most significant and important god in the Egyptians pantheon. He is known firstly as a god of fertility and then as a god of the underworld. He is usually depicted as a gold or green-faced man, to declare his association with the underworld. In his role of lord of the underworld he was associated with a pharaoh and is thus generally portrayed as a deceased pharaoh, as he is depicted on this figurine. Excellent condition.Size: L:With stand: 300mm / W:60mm ; 975g; Provenance: property of a Central London Gallery, acquired by a private British collector, formerly in the Collection of Brantley M. Eubanks, CA., 1980s-1990s.