Isis Nursing Horus
Description
Object Label: Isis helped restore Osiris to life and raised their son Horus to avenge his murder. She was thus seen as a deity with great magical powers and came to typify the faithful wife and devoted mother. She is shown here nursing the infant Horus. Her throne sits in the embrace of a vulture, a deity that spreads its wings about mother and child in a gesture of protection. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Isis Nursing Horus, ca. 712–525 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), bronze, 7 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (18.7 x 5.7 x 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.400Ea-c. (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.
A seated statue of an ancient Egyptian deity with a distinctive headdress.
The artifact is a small statue depicting a seated deity, likely an embodiment of fertility or protection, given the headdress which includes an animal representation. The statue's composition suggests intricate craftsmanship with attention to detailing in the headdress and posture. Notable features include the use of contrasting materials for the body and adornments, typical in such religious representations.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.400Ea-c tier-2
- BKM-Object 4035 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.
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