No,I'm not Napoleon under this hat.
Figure of Osiris,Egypt,Late Period, 664-332,leaded bronze
Osiris is most most often represented as a shrouded mummy,emphasizing his transformed state.He holds a flail and a short shepherd's crook,insignia associated with Egyptian kingship,and wears a long,braided beard,emblematic of divinity.On the front of his tall crown is a uraeus,a cobra ready to spit fire at his enemies.The horns may link him as a sun god,who often appears as a ram-headed man at the end of the day and during the night.
Osiris appears multiple times on Nedjemankh's coffin.These depictions are meant to enhance the deceased identification with the god and help ensure his transfiguration and successful entry into the afterlife.
No,I'm not Napoleon under this hat.
Figure of Osiris,Egypt,Late Period, 664-332,leaded bronze
Osiris is most most often represented as a shrouded mummy,emphasizing his transformed state.He holds a flail and a short shepherd's crook,insignia associated with Egyptian kingship,and wears a long,braided beard,emblematic of divinity.On the front of his tall crown is a uraeus,a cobra ready to spit fire at his enemies.The horns may link him as a sun god,who often appears as a ram-headed man at the end of the day and during the night.
Osiris appears multiple times on Nedjemankh's coffin.These depictions are meant to enhance the deceased identification with the god and help ensure his transfiguration and successful entry into the afterlife.