Caption

Figurine of the goddess Isis nursing Horus, Isis mythology, Horus mythology, uraeus, hieroglyphs, goddesses, Egyptian deities, Egyptian art, Egyptian sculpture. The figurine depicts a seated Isis with the child Horus on her lap. Isis supports Horus with her left hand and offers him her breast with her right. Isis is dressed in a narrow, close-fitting robe. On her head is a fragment of the base of a crown. Horus is naked; his neck is adorned, and his head is adorned with a lock of youth hanging from the right side, with a uraeus placed above his forehead. On the base of the figurine is a hieroglyphic votive text. 525–343 BC; Late Period, 27th–30th Dynasty, Egypt. Sculpture; height 21.7 cm, width 7 cm, depth 10.5 cm, weight 1.22 kg., A dark brown metallic figurine of a seated female figure holding a smaller child on her lap is shown against a plain light gray background; the larger figure has a tall headdress, elongated facial features with inlaid lighter-colored eyes, long straight hair or wig panels at the sides, and a slender torso with one arm supporting the child and the other cradling the child's head; the child figure is also dark brown, reclined across the lap with bent limbs and a rounded head; the seated figure rests on a rectangular base and a clear display stand is visible beneath and behind the base, both showing translucent and reflective qualities; overall visible colors include dark brown on the figures, lighter beige or off-white in the eye inlays, and light gray in the background and clear stand.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_273

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 10.5in x 20.0in / 3159 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine goddess Isis nursing Horus Isis mythology Horus mythology uraeus hieroglyphs goddesses Egyptian deities Egyptian art Egyptian sculpture figurine depicts seated Isis child Horus lap Isis supports Horus left hand offers breast right Isis dressed narrow close-fitting robe head fragment base crown Horus naked neck adorned lock youth hanging right side uraeus placed forehead figurine hieroglyphic votive text 525–343 Bc Late Period 27th–30th Dynasty Egypt Sculpture height 21.7 cm width 7 cm depth 10.5 cm weight 1.22 kg dark brown metallic figurine seated female figure holding smaller child shown plain light gray background larger figure tall headdress elongated facial features inlaid lighter-colored eyes long straight hair wig panels sides slender torso arm supporting child cradling child's head child figure also dark brown reclined across bent limbs rounded head seated figure rests rectangular base clear display stand visible beneath showing translucent reflective qualities visible colors include dark brown figures lighter beige off-white eye inlays light gray background clear stand.