Sculpture of Erotic Group
- Medium: Limestone, painted
- Place Made: Alexandria, Egypt
- Dates: 305-30 B.C.E.
- Period: early Ptolemaic Period
- Dimensions: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm) Base: 6 11/16 x 3 3/4in. (17 x 9.5cm)
- Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor - Accession Number: 58.13
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Image: Overall, 58.13_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Despite the overtly sexual imagery, this composition has important religious content. The procreative union recalls the birth of Horus after the murdered Osiris posthumously impregnated his wife Isis. This legend, one of ancient Egypt's most important myths, was associated with fertility and resurrection. The six small figures probably represent priests. The bound oryx held by the two attendants at the right signifies the destruction of evil and reinforces Osiris's triumph.
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