Bust of Isis

Medium: Faience

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:305–30 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 37.333E

Image: CUR.37.333E_wwg8.jpg,West Wing gallery 8 installation

Catalogue Description:
Fragment of a faience figure of the goddess Isis made of a pale greenish-blue glazed faience. The goddess is crowned with the hieroglyph of the throne. If complete the goddess would have been seen to be nursing the child Horus. Condition: Horus and lower part of figure missing.

Brooklyn Museum