\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This piece of gold work can be considered one of the masterpieces of Egyptian sculpture, in spite of its small dimensions.\par
It rep
resents the most important triad of deities in ancient Egypt: Osiris, Isis and Horus.\par
In the middle is Osiris, crouching on a pillar faced with lapis lazuli and inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Osorkon II.\par
He is wearing the characteristic \i
atef\i0 crown, consisting of a conical element flanked by two feathers, with a pair of horns at the base.\par
The myth recounts how Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, who cut the body into pieces. OsirisÆs wife, Isis, reassembled the body piece b
y piece. With OsirisÆs body, Isis generated a son, Horus, who revenged his father by defeating Seth.\par
Alongside Osiris we see his wife and son, who is stretching out his hand to his father in a sign of reverence.\par
Isis is wearing a long and cling
ing tunic and a crown consisting of a pair of cowÆs horns and the solar disc.\par
Horus is represented as the falcon-headed god: in fact he was the lord of the sky.
