Statue of Isis Holding the Child Horus

The Heliopolitan creation myth provided some of the prototypes for Egyptian queenship. Isis, for example, served as the faithful wife and aide of the ruling monarch Osiris and as the mother of the future king Horus.

• Medium: Slate
• Geographical Location: Saqqara, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 664-525 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: XXVI Dynasty
• Period: Late Period
• Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (19.1 x 4.1 x 10.8 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, EXHIBITION-3, ECAMEA-3G81
• Accession Number: 37.938E
• Image: 37.938E_threequarter_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,