Osiris
- Inventory number:
- АР-250
- Creation Date:
- 1st millennium BC
- Provenance:
- Lviv Historical Museum
- Technique:
- casting
- Size:
- 10.2 cm
- Material:
- bronze
- Type of object:
- Sculpture
- Subject:
- Ancient Egypt
A figurine is on a small rectangular base. The body of the deity is depicted schematically, tapering toward the bottom. With both hands, it holds a cross-shaped staff, extending from the chin to the knees. Behind, a rectangular scythe stretches downwards and merges with the base. In Egyptian mythology, the god Osiris occupies a key position in the pantheon, along with his sisters Nephthys and Isis, the latter being his wife, and his brother Seth. He is depicted wrapped in mummy bandages and was considered the ruler of the afterlife.
