Copper alloy, 75 grams; 80.46 mm. Circa 1st Millennium BC. A standing figure of Osiris, he is shown holding a crook and flail, symbols of office for the crowned Egyptian Pharaoh. The flail symbolizes the Pharaoh's role as provider of food for his people and the crook symbolizes his role as the shepherd of his people. Both crook and flail also serve to link the Pharaoh with Osiris. The Egyptians also used flails to beat enemy captives or slaves. Because of this flails were considered a sign of power. Pharaohs would hold flails to show their power. He is also wearing the Atef crown, a form of the white crown of upper Egypt with a plume of feathers to either side. Mounted on an ornamental base and in very fine condition. From an old collection.