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| Keywords: Egyptian - Osiris, Lord of the Dead - Walters 22207 - Back.jpg This statue of Osiris seated was donated to a temple by an Egyptian official whose name is lost The text on the base and back pillar contains a prayer to Osiris-Wennefer eternally incorruptible named as the son of Nut the goddess of the sky head of the gods great god and ruler of eternity The crook and flail in his hands and the ritual atef -crown identify him as a former king albeit a mythical one between 600 550 BC Late Period graywacke cm 40 10 24 5 accession number 22 207 21194 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1909 Mummified The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008-2013 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Osiris Statues of the Egyptian late period Ancient Egyptian art made from greywacke | ||||
