Osiris, God of the Underworld Figurine

Osiris’s body is typically portrayed in mummified form, with the arms projecting outward to hold the royal scepters – the crook on the right and the flail on the left. The conical war helmet, the hedyet from Upper Egypt, has a cobra at the forehead. As the lord over the gloom of the underworld, Osiris is often regarded as the counterpart of the sun-god Re. In this piece, Osiris assumes the position of the judge seated in the law court overseeing the judgment of the good and the bad.