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Late Period (Saite)
The god Osiris is identifiable by the tall white crown with plumes at the sides and the royal uraeus he wears as king of the afterlife.
This very beautiful head may date to the second half of Dynasty 26.
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Title: Head of Osiris wearing Atef Crown
Period: Late Period (Saite)
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Date: 600–550 BC
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Greywacke
Dimensions: h. 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in); w. 14 cm (5 1/2 in); d. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in)
Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Object Number: 1972.118.195
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