The provenance is as good as it gets. Blanchard's Egyptian Museum, which was located in Cairo, sold many fine genuine ancient pieces before the sale of Egyptian artifacts from Egypt was made unlawful. The sales tag on the underside of the base is original, and very collectible itself. Most major museum collections in the world possess pieces acquired from Blanchard's.

This piece measures 114 mm tall including permanent base. It's a substantial piece in near choice condition. No repairs or restoraions whatsoever. A great opportunity to own a classic piece of ancient Egyptian history.

Measures 23.75 mm tall, not including the permanent perspex plinth.

Dates to the Late Period, circa 664-332 BC, as the seed sack is on the left side of the back. I would judge that if the seed-sack were in the middle of the back it would date to the Third Intermediate Period or the New Kingdom, but the crude styling and diminutive size, this must be Late Period.

Condition: feet missing, but otherwise good.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 54 mm.

Condition: Feet missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 54 mm.

Condition: Feet missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 61 mm.

Condition: Feet missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 61 mm.

Condition: Feet missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 55 mm.

Condition: Feet missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 56 mm.

Condition: Feet missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 53 mm.

Condition: Lower portion missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.

This is a bronze statue depicting the God of the Underworld, Osiris. Mounted to a small plinth. Height (including mount): 58 mm.

Condition: Lower portion missing to antiquity. Otherwise nice. A nice piece made in solid casting. This is not a hollow casting.

A peculiar aspect of the Bronze Osiris figures is the way each one can be identified in terms of it's region of manufacture - if hands are placed one above the other, the piece was made in the north, Lower Egypt. If the hands are positioned together at the fists, as seen here, then the piece was made in Middle Egypt. If the piece was made in Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan, then the hands will be depicted crossed on the chest.