[Osiris, God of the Underworld Figurine]
ca. 2nd millennium BCE
Osiris’s body is typically portrayed in mummified form, with the arms projecting outward to hold the royal scepters – the crook on the right and the flail on the left. The conical war helmet, the hedyet from Upper Egypt, has a cobra at the forehead. As the lord over the gloom of the underworld, Osiris is often regarded as the counterpart of the sun-god Re. In this piece, Osiris assumes the position of the judge seated in the law court overseeing the judgment of the good and the bad.
Title
[Osiris, God of the Underworld Figurine]
Date
ca. 2nd millennium BCE
Description
Osiris’s body is typically portrayed in mummified form, with the arms projecting outward to hold the royal scepters – the crook on the right and the flail on the left. The conical war helmet, the hedyet from Upper Egypt, has a cobra at the forehead. As the lord over the gloom of the underworld, Osiris is often regarded as the counterpart of the sun-god Re. In this piece, Osiris assumes the position of the judge seated in the law court overseeing the judgment of the good and the bad.
Source
Private Collection of Emeritus Professor Douglas A. Knight
Citation
“[Osiris, God of the Underworld Figurine],” Gallery, accessed December 9, 2019, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/3454.