Plaster mold of a statue of Osiris-AntinousReign of Hadrian (117-138 A.D.)The statue represents Antinous; the favourite of the emperor Hadrian; who died in the waters of the Nile (130 A.D.). In the area where the tragic event occurred the emperor founded the city of Antinopolis in his honour.Antinous was deified and his cult as Osiris-Antinous rapidly spread through all the provinces of the Empire; especially between 133 and 138 A.D.; the year of the emperor's death.inv. 38687Vatican Museums (Gregorian Egyptian Museum) 2018