Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · figurine
Isis Nursing the Child Horus
Description
<p>A fragment from a statuette that once showed Isis nursing her divine son, Horus, portrays the goddess in a blue glaze, her hair set off in a deeper hue. The emblem on her head is the hieroglyphic sign for throne. This statuette was probably from the reign of Ptolemy I Soter.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1533' rel='external'>Isis Nursing the Child Horus</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
[Translation] throne
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 48.1533 tier-2
- Walters-id 9671 tier-2
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