Sculptor's Model of the Goddess Isis

ca. 305–30 B.C.E.

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Caption

Sculptor's Model of the Goddess Isis, ca. 305–30 B.C.E.. Limestone, 6 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 9/16 in. (17.2 x 8.4 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.270E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.270E_wwg8.jpg)

Title

Sculptor's Model of the Goddess Isis

Date

ca. 305–30 B.C.E.

Period

Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Limestone

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

6 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 9/16 in. (17.2 x 8.4 x 1.5 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.270E

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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Frequent Art Questions

  • Why is the key being held in her hand represented so often in Egyptian art? Is it a key to other dimensions?

    That is an ankh. It is a hieroglyph symbolizing "life."
    The individual shown here is Isis. She holds an ankh in one hand and a was scepter in her other hand, a symbol of power. A a sun disk atop her head, between two cow's horns.

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