Limestone Figure of Osiris

Osiris, chief god of the dead and the afterlife, is usually depicted as a mummy-shaped human wearing the atef crown (a white crown flanked by ostrich feathers) and holding a crook and a flail (signs of kingship and justice) Occasionally, Osiris' skin is green or black, a reference to his aspects of vegetation and fertile earth.

This statue is about 10cm in height, 5.73cm wide with a depth of 4.93cm. Its origin has been traced to Alexandria, El Iskandariya in Lower Egypt, Africa, and is now held in the Australian Museum World Cultures collection.