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Osiris in bronze with gold leaf
Nubian
Meroitic Period
263 B.C.–A.D. 248
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, PYR VIII
Medium/Technique
Bronze / Gold
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2208
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze Osiris figure with tang below feet, remains of guilding on head.
ProvenanceFrom Sudan (Nubia), Gebel Barkal, pyramid 8. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession date: June 2, 2022)