Description
ITEM | Statuette of Isis nursing Horus |
MATERIAL | White faience |
CULTURE | Egyptian, Late Period, 26th – 30th Dynasty |
PERIOD | 664 – 332 B.C |
DIMENSIONS | 80 mm x 80 mm |
CONDITION | Good condition, half of the body is missing |
PROVENANCE | Ex French private collection |
DESCRIPTION | Isis nursing her son Horus is one of the most popular images of this protective goddess. With one hand she is supporting her child while offering her breast to him to suckle with the other. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection Online collection database Accession number, 45.2.10 |