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Fragment of statuette/ atef-crown feather

Right feather of an atef-crown, probably pertaining to a larger Osiris statue in bronze or wood. The feather is flanked by a uraeus and decorated with a ram horn, from which two uraei hang. The inner side of the feather has two tangs for fixing. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 6959/02
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period (?)
Museo Egizio