26th-30th Dynasty, 664-343 BC. A bronze statuette of a standing mummiform votive representing the god Osiris; hands emerging from shroud and forming interlocking fists at the torso; wearing the Atef crown; integral lug emerging from the soles of the feet; traces of gilding; mounted on a tiered custom-made stand. See The Brooklyn Museum, Osiris, accession no. 08.480.27, for a comparable example; see Hagen, R., Egypt, Taschen, p.169, for a similar representation of Osiris and for general discussion.866 grams total, 24cm including stand (9 1/2"). From a private UK collection; previously with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 16 December 2015 [8,000 / 9,000 Euros]; formerly with Aaron Gallery, London, June 1981; acquired from Galerie Sakae, Japan, prior to 1981; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10444-170144. Osiris, one of the principal gods of ancient Egypt, was the god of death, the afterlife, resurrection, and agriculture. Associated with divine kingship, there came a point in Egyptian history when a king was believed to transform into Osiris, god of the underworld, upon his death. [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]