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Isis nursing Horus

Isis was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus, and was symbolically mother to the pharaoh. She is nearly always depicted in anthropomorphic form, standing or seated on a throne. This statuette shows the goddess nursing Horus. She wears a horned crown, as well as the vulture headdress that emphasized the role of goddesses as royal mothers. Bronze or copper alloy, ca. 1070–343 B.C, Egypt.

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Isis nursing Horus

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Isis was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus, and was symbolically mother to the pharaoh. She is nearly always depicted in anthropomorphic form, standing or seated on a throne. This statuette shows the goddess nursing Horus. She wears a horned crown, as well as the vulture headdress that emphasized the role of goddesses as royal mothers. Bronze or copper alloy, ca. 1070–343 B.C, Egypt.

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1800 x 2908 px | 15.0 MB

Print size:

15.2 x 24.6 cm | 6.0 x 9.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANCIENT AFRICA • ANCIENT EGYPT • ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY • ANCIENT • ANTIQUITY • ART • BABY • BREASTFEEDING • CHILD • DEITIES • DEITY • EGYPTIAN • FAIENCE • FAMILY: MOTHER AND CHILD • FEMALE • FIGURE • GODS AND GODDESSES • HEIROGLYPH • HEIROGLYPHIC • HISTORY • HORUS • ISIS • MOTHER AND CHILD • MOTHER AND SON • MOTHER • RELATIONSHIP MOTHER-SON • RELIGION • SCULPTURE • STATUE • STATUES • STATUETTE • SYMBOL