# Statuette of Osiris

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)
- Medium: Steatite
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: 19.3 × 4.1 × 10.2 cm (7 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 4 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: W. Moses Willner Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/120360)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/18d61501-4180-4f43-8914-0b4ae006be8e/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This finely carved figure of the god Osiris portrays the mummiform deity seated on a throne holding a crook and flail, which are symbols of his ability to rule and to provide.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0