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-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Bronze statue of a deity with horned headdress, seated figure.
The image depicts a bronze statue of a deity seated with a child in its arms, featuring a distinctive horned headdress typical in Egyptian religious iconography. The figure appears to be in a serene posture, with detailed craftsmanship evident in the headpiece and overall composition. The style suggests a representation of Egyptian mythology, likely portraying a divine mother goddess.
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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.