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Source Description
For the ancient Egyptians, the goddess Isis was the model of the loyal wife and mother, as well as a powerful magician. She was the wife of the god Osiris and the mother of Horus. Just as the king of Egypt was associated with Horus in life and Osiris in death, queens of Egypt were linked with Isis, and their visual representations have similarities with the goddess. For example, both may be depicted wearing the vulture headdress shown here. The crown composed of a sun-disk and cow horns originally belonged to Hathor, but was assimilated by Isis.
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Document identity
localId
27595
label
Isis with Horus the Child
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
27595
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Isis with Horus the Child
description
For the ancient Egyptians, the goddess Isis was the model of the loyal wife and mother, as well as a powerful magician. She was the wife of the god Osiris and the mother of Horus. Just as the king of Egypt was associated with Horus in life and Osiris in death, queens of Egypt were linked with Isis, and their visual representations have similarities with the goddess. For example, both may be depicted wearing the vulture headdress shown here. The crown composed of a sun-disk and cow horns originally belonged to Hathor, but was assimilated by Isis.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 680-640 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes
sculpture
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
55
height
15
depth
23.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 21 5/8 x W: 5 7/8 x D: 9 1/4 in. (55 x 15 x 23.5 cm); 24 in. (61 cm) (h. base and object)
style
Saitic
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
25th-early 26th Dynasty
med
bronze; remains of silver inlay
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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3e7ba2a3150deec6
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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a8fb818224fa0235
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no
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no