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Source Description
Isis was a goddess of kingship and magical power. Images of her as a nursing mother were believed to protect women and children.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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16698
label
Isis Nursing Harpocrates
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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16698
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Isis Nursing Harpocrates
description
Isis was a goddess of kingship and magical power. Images of her as a nursing mother were believed to protect women and children.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
663-525 BC (Late Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
amulets
figurines
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6
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import
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cm
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11
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6.4
depth
4.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/16 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 1 13/16 in. (10.95 x 6.36 x 4.65 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with green glaze
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6182
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10
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