This high quality statuette of Osiris shows the god of the dead in his typical appearance with a mummified body and plaited beard of the gods. He holds the insignia of power, crook and flail, in front of his chest. The sculpture is remarkable for the elegance of its contours both when viewed from the front and in profile. The knees and lower legs are subtly delineated beneath the garment. An inscription in hieroglyphs on the dorsal pillar: “Osiris, ruler of the West, great god, Lord of Abydos, gives life to the first prophet and scribe of the divine documents of the goddess Mut, Lady of Megeb, [whose name is] Iuef Aa, son of ….”. Osiris is the ruler of the underworld and thus one of the most important deities in the Egyptian pantheon. Head, feet and base lost. Rim of pillar very slightly worn.