Jean-Claude Golvin

Representation of Osiris under the protection of gods and goddesses

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

22 x 27 cm (Overall)
19.8 x 20.1 cm (Drawing)
24 x 32 cm (Framed)

Period

antiquity

Location or theme

Mythology

Presentation :

Front view of a bas-relief depicting Osiris under the protection of the gods and goddesses. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. A paper frame delimits the drawn area.
The scene depicts Osiris accompanied by four gods and goddesses, holding out their hands in protection. He is shown seated in the center. He wears the crown (atef), the scepter (heka) and the whip (mekhakha). He is flanked on the right by the falcon-headed god Horus, crowned with the pschent, and the falcon-headed god Re, topped by a solar disk. On the left stand the protective goddesses Isis and Nephthys.
The design was inspired by a bas-relief in the Berlin Museum.

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