Isis Nursing Horus
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Object Label
Isis helped restore Osiris to life and raised their son Horus to avenge his murder. She was thus seen as a deity with great magical powers and came to typify the faithful wife and devoted mother. She is shown here nursing the infant Horus. Her throne sits in the embrace of a vulture, a deity that spreads its wings about mother and child in a gesture of protection.
Caption
Egyptian. Isis Nursing Horus, ca. 712–525 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), bronze, 7 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (18.7 x 5.7 x 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.400Ea-c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.400E_front_PS2.jpg)
Culture
Title
Isis Nursing Horus
Date
ca. 712–525 B.C.E.
Dynasty
second half of Dynasty 25 to Dynasty 26
Period
Third Intermediate Period to Late Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Egyptian alabaster (calcite), bronze
Classification
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (18.7 x 5.7 x 13.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.400Ea-c
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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