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 bears a lock of youth hanging from the right side and 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 bronze statuette of a seated adult figure wearing a tall headdress and a patterned collar holds a smaller nude child figure on their lap; the adult has elongated hair or a wig falling to the shoulders and a calm facial expression with light-colored inlaid eyes, while the child looks upward with a small curled lock on the forehead and relaxed limbs. The adult sits with one arm across the chest and the other supporting the child, and both figures rest on a rectangular base that is slightly darker with carved incisions on its sides. The sculpture is displayed on a clear support against a light gray background, and visible colors include dark brown, lighter brown highlights, and pale tones in the eye inlays and the gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_277

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.2Mb (2.5Mb) / 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 head bears 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 bronze statuette seated adult figure wearing tall headdress patterned collar holds smaller nude child figure adult elongated hair wig falling shoulders calm facial expression light-colored inlaid eyes looks upward small curled relaxed limbs adult sits arm across chest supporting figures rest rectangular base slightly darker carved incisions sides sculpture displayed clear support light gray background visible colors include dark brown lighter brown highlights pale tones eye inlays gray background.