Isis, the Mother of Apis
Egyptian
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Object Label
The mother of the Apis bull was honored as a form of the goddess Isis, who was associated with the mother of the king. The mother of the Apis bull was also buried with great ceremony.
This ornament representing the mother of the Apis wears an ostrich feather crown, a sun disk guarded by a uraeus-cobra, long cow horns, and long human hair arranged in the style of queens. Between her eyes is the diamond spot that also marked Apis bulls.
This ornament representing the mother of the Apis wears an ostrich feather crown, a sun disk guarded by a uraeus-cobra, long cow horns, and long human hair arranged in the style of queens. Between her eyes is the diamond spot that also marked Apis bulls.
Caption
Egyptian. Isis, the Mother of Apis, ca. 670–332 B.C.E.. Bronze, 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (11.5 x 7 x 8.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 73.25. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
Gallery
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Gallery
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Culture
Title
Isis, the Mother of Apis
Date
ca. 670–332 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26
Period
Third Intermediate Period to Late Period
Geography
Possible place made: Memphis, Egypt
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (11.5 x 7 x 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
73.25
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