Isis Nursing Horus
Description
Caption: Isis Nursing Horus, 332 B.C.E.–30 C.E.. Bronze, 8 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (22.2 x 7 x 5.4 cm) mount (display dimensions): 9 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (24.4 x 6 x 7.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.49. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Bronze statuette of a female deity holding a child, with raised arms forming a protective pose; the child is positioned at the figure’s lap as if being nursed.
The image shows a standing bronze female figure with a stylized wig and a prominent crown/royal headdress element. Her head and torso face forward while one arm curves upward and outward on each side, suggesting protective support. A small child (Horus) is held against her body; the child’s head faces the viewer and one arm is raised toward the mother’s chest area, consistent with an “Isis nursing Horus” type. No clearly readable hieroglyphs are visible on the figure’s base or body in this photo. The surface appears weathered/patinated, with smooth modelling typical of small bronze cult statues or votive figurines.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.49 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19118 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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