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Isis, the Mother of Apis

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Accession: 73.25
Find spot: Memphis, Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Third Intermediate Period to Late Period
Dynasty: late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26
Date: ca. 670–332 B.C.E.
Date range: 670 BCE – 332 BCE
Materials: ['Bronze']
Height: 11.5 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Isis, the Mother of Apis (73.25). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/18828

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Object Label: The mother of the Apis bull was honored as a form of the goddess Isis, who was associated with the mother of the king. The mother of the Apis bull was also buried with great ceremony. This ornament representing the mother of the Apis wears an ostrich feather crown, a sun disk guarded by a uraeus-cobra, long cow horns, and long human hair arranged in the style of queens. Between her eyes is the diamond spot that also marked Apis bulls. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Isis, the Mother of Apis, ca. 670–332 B.C.E.. Bronze, 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (11.5 x 7 x 8.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 73.25. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))

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.

A bronze head of a cow with a sun disk and uraeus, symbolizing the goddess Hathor.

This artifact is a bronze depiction of the goddess Hathor, recognized by the cow head crowned with a sun disk and flanked by uraei. Notable features include the intricate detailing around the face and the presence of the traditional headdress associated with Hathor. The object exhibits blue-green patina typical of aged bronze. The style and composition suggest a reverence for Hathor's protective and nurturing attributes.

religious New Kingdom good

Deities Hathor

Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Memphis

Deities Isis Hathor

Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 73.25 tier-2
BKM-Object 3818 tier-2

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