<em>Isis Nursing Horus</em>, 332 B.C.E.–30 C.E. Bronze, 8 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (22.2 x 7 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.49. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.480.49_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Isis Nursing Horus

Medium: Bronze

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:332 B.C.E.–30 C.E.

Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (22.2 x 7 x 5.4 cm) mount (display dimensions): 9 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (24.4 x 6 x 7.9 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 08.480.49

Image: CUR.08.480.49_NegB_print_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Bronze statuette of Isis holding the child Horus. Disk and horn headdress. Right hand at breast. Feet rest on small inscribed base. The inscription commences "May Isis give life" but the remainder is at present undecipherable.

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