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Late Period
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The element including a feather, horn and a uraeus fits on the side of a tall crown, almost certainly the atef crown worn by the standing mummiform Osiris. Judging by the size of the feather, the original statue must have been lifesize. The statue itself might have been either bronze or wood.
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Title: Feather and uraeus attachment for the crown of a large statue of Osiris
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30
Date: 664–332 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
Accession Number: 04.2.663
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