Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue

Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion

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Description

<p>The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of cow horns and sun-disk. The inscription on the shaft is badly damaged. The phrase: "Isis may give life" has been preserved.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.546' rel='external'>Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] Isis may give life

Connections

Deities Isis

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 54.546 tier-2
  • Walters-id 12684 tier-2
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