Egyptian Faience Isis with Horus Amulet

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.

1 1/2 in. (4.25 grams, 40 mm).

The goddess seated on a throne and wearing a vulture headdress with her hieroglyph above, the infant god Horus with Sidelock of Youth being nursed on her knee; turquoise glaze.

Provenance

Acquired in Europe before 1992.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 55.121.5, for similar.

Footnotes

In ancient Egyptian belief, the image of Isis suckling her son Horus was a potent symbol of rebirth. The goddess sits on the throne (which was the hieroglyphic form of her name).

CONDITION

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