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Sculpture of Osiris; Egypt, Late Antiquity, 664-332 BC.Bronze.Size: 14 x 4 x 3 cm.Moniform amulet
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Sculpture of Osiris; Egypt, Late Antiquity, 664-332 BC.
Bronze.
Size: 14 x 4 x 3 cm.
Moniform amulet statuette of Osiris, represented with the attributes typical of the figure. An atef crown, with the solar disc and ostrich feathers, the whip (mayal or nenej) and the uas sceptre. These are the most characteristic iconographic attributes of this deity, representing the power and authority of Osiris as king of the gods and supreme authority over the earth and crops. Osiris is the Egyptian god of resurrection, associated with the fertility and regeneration of the Nile, protector of vegetation and agriculture. He also presides over the court of judgement of the dead, and is in fact closely associated with the afterlife. He is usually depicted mummified, with the attributes of royalty: Atef crown, hela staff and nejej whip or uas sceptre, as seen here. Osiris was considered the first-born son of Geb, divinity of the earth, and the goddess Nut, representation of the sky. He was therefore the brother and husband of Isis, with whom he had a posthumous son, Horus. We find him for the first time in the sources of the 5th Dynasty, although it is most likely that he was worshipped much earlier. In fact, we find the epithet Khenti-Amentiu ("leader of the Orientals", alluding to his role as king of the Beyond) already used in the 1st Dynasty, both in relation to divinity and as a pharaonic title. The most valuable information about Osiris is found in the Pyramid Texts of the late 5th Dynasty, the Shabaka Stone of the New Empire and, much later, in the texts of Greek writers such as Plutarch and Diodorus. Osiris was considered not only a merciful judge, but also the protector of the underworld, and thus the guarantor of the birth of vegetation and the flooding of the Nile. Also, in connection with his myth of rebirth after death, Osiris began to be associated with natural cycles, especially those related to agriculture.
In terms of his mythology, the cult of Osiris as the god of regeneration and rebirth is of particular interest because of his concept of immortality. Plutarch records a version of the myth in which Set, Osiris' brother, conspires with the queen of Ethiopia to assassinate him. Set tricked Osiris into putting himself inside a box, which he then closed, sealed with lead and threw into the Nile (this box is the origin of the Egyptian sarcophagus). Osiris' wife, Isis, found his corpse and used a spell to bring him back to life so that he could impregnate her. After this, the god died again and his wife hid his body in the desert. Months later, Isis would give birth to Horus, who would finally avenge his father.
Bronze.
Size: 14 x 4 x 3 cm.
Moniform amulet statuette of Osiris, represented with the attributes typical of the figure. An atef crown, with the solar disc and ostrich feathers, the whip (mayal or nenej) and the uas sceptre. These are the most characteristic iconographic attributes of this deity, representing the power and authority of Osiris as king of the gods and supreme authority over the earth and crops. Osiris is the Egyptian god of resurrection, associated with the fertility and regeneration of the Nile, protector of vegetation and agriculture. He also presides over the court of judgement of the dead, and is in fact closely associated with the afterlife. He is usually depicted mummified, with the attributes of royalty: Atef crown, hela staff and nejej whip or uas sceptre, as seen here. Osiris was considered the first-born son of Geb, divinity of the earth, and the goddess Nut, representation of the sky. He was therefore the brother and husband of Isis, with whom he had a posthumous son, Horus. We find him for the first time in the sources of the 5th Dynasty, although it is most likely that he was worshipped much earlier. In fact, we find the epithet Khenti-Amentiu ("leader of the Orientals", alluding to his role as king of the Beyond) already used in the 1st Dynasty, both in relation to divinity and as a pharaonic title. The most valuable information about Osiris is found in the Pyramid Texts of the late 5th Dynasty, the Shabaka Stone of the New Empire and, much later, in the texts of Greek writers such as Plutarch and Diodorus. Osiris was considered not only a merciful judge, but also the protector of the underworld, and thus the guarantor of the birth of vegetation and the flooding of the Nile. Also, in connection with his myth of rebirth after death, Osiris began to be associated with natural cycles, especially those related to agriculture.
In terms of his mythology, the cult of Osiris as the god of regeneration and rebirth is of particular interest because of his concept of immortality. Plutarch records a version of the myth in which Set, Osiris' brother, conspires with the queen of Ethiopia to assassinate him. Set tricked Osiris into putting himself inside a box, which he then closed, sealed with lead and threw into the Nile (this box is the origin of the Egyptian sarcophagus). Osiris' wife, Isis, found his corpse and used a spell to bring him back to life so that he could impregnate her. After this, the god died again and his wife hid his body in the desert. Months later, Isis would give birth to Horus, who would finally avenge his father.
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Sculpture of Osiris; Egypt, Late Antiquity, 664-332 BC.
Bronze.
Size: 14 x 4 x 3 cm.
Moniform amulet statuette of Osiris, represented with the attributes typical of the figure. An atef crown, with the solar disc and ostrich feathers, the whip (mayal or nenej) and the uas sceptre. These are the most characteristic iconographic attributes of this deity, representing the power and authority of Osiris as king of the gods and supreme authority over the earth and crops. Osiris is the Egyptian god of resurrection, associated with the fertility and regeneration of the Nile, protector of vegetation and agriculture. He also presides over the court of judgement of the dead, and is in fact closely associated with the afterlife. He is usually depicted mummified, with the attributes of royalty: Atef crown, hela staff and nejej whip or uas sceptre, as seen here. Osiris was considered the first-born son of Geb, divinity of the earth, and the goddess Nut, representation of the sky. He was therefore the brother and husband of Isis, with whom he had a posthumous son, Horus. We find him for the first time in the sources of the 5th Dynasty, although it is most likely that he was worshipped much earlier. In fact, we find the epithet Khenti-Amentiu ("leader of the Orientals", alluding to his role as king of the Beyond) already used in the 1st Dynasty, both in relation to divinity and as a pharaonic title. The most valuable information about Osiris is found in the Pyramid Texts of the late 5th Dynasty, the Shabaka Stone of the New Empire and, much later, in the texts of Greek writers such as Plutarch and Diodorus. Osiris was considered not only a merciful judge, but also the protector of the underworld, and thus the guarantor of the birth of vegetation and the flooding of the Nile. Also, in connection with his myth of rebirth after death, Osiris began to be associated with natural cycles, especially those related to agriculture.
In terms of his mythology, the cult of Osiris as the god of regeneration and rebirth is of particular interest because of his concept of immortality. Plutarch records a version of the myth in which Set, Osiris' brother, conspires with the queen of Ethiopia to assassinate him. Set tricked Osiris into putting himself inside a box, which he then closed, sealed with lead and threw into the Nile (this box is the origin of the Egyptian sarcophagus). Osiris' wife, Isis, found his corpse and used a spell to bring him back to life so that he could impregnate her. After this, the god died again and his wife hid his body in the desert. Months later, Isis would give birth to Horus, who would finally avenge his father.
Bronze.
Size: 14 x 4 x 3 cm.
Moniform amulet statuette of Osiris, represented with the attributes typical of the figure. An atef crown, with the solar disc and ostrich feathers, the whip (mayal or nenej) and the uas sceptre. These are the most characteristic iconographic attributes of this deity, representing the power and authority of Osiris as king of the gods and supreme authority over the earth and crops. Osiris is the Egyptian god of resurrection, associated with the fertility and regeneration of the Nile, protector of vegetation and agriculture. He also presides over the court of judgement of the dead, and is in fact closely associated with the afterlife. He is usually depicted mummified, with the attributes of royalty: Atef crown, hela staff and nejej whip or uas sceptre, as seen here. Osiris was considered the first-born son of Geb, divinity of the earth, and the goddess Nut, representation of the sky. He was therefore the brother and husband of Isis, with whom he had a posthumous son, Horus. We find him for the first time in the sources of the 5th Dynasty, although it is most likely that he was worshipped much earlier. In fact, we find the epithet Khenti-Amentiu ("leader of the Orientals", alluding to his role as king of the Beyond) already used in the 1st Dynasty, both in relation to divinity and as a pharaonic title. The most valuable information about Osiris is found in the Pyramid Texts of the late 5th Dynasty, the Shabaka Stone of the New Empire and, much later, in the texts of Greek writers such as Plutarch and Diodorus. Osiris was considered not only a merciful judge, but also the protector of the underworld, and thus the guarantor of the birth of vegetation and the flooding of the Nile. Also, in connection with his myth of rebirth after death, Osiris began to be associated with natural cycles, especially those related to agriculture.
In terms of his mythology, the cult of Osiris as the god of regeneration and rebirth is of particular interest because of his concept of immortality. Plutarch records a version of the myth in which Set, Osiris' brother, conspires with the queen of Ethiopia to assassinate him. Set tricked Osiris into putting himself inside a box, which he then closed, sealed with lead and threw into the Nile (this box is the origin of the Egyptian sarcophagus). Osiris' wife, Isis, found his corpse and used a spell to bring him back to life so that he could impregnate her. After this, the god died again and his wife hid his body in the desert. Months later, Isis would give birth to Horus, who would finally avenge his father.
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