Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Isis and Horus
Description
Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay
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 statue depicting a seated female figure holding a child.
This bronze statue represents a seated female figure, likely the goddess Isis, holding an infant, presumably Horus. She is adorned with a headdress featuring cow horns and a sun disk. The style is characteristic of the New Kingdom to Late Period, with detailed carvings and a smooth finish. The composition is balanced, with Isis seated on a simple throne.
religious
New Kingdom to Late Period
excellent
Deities
Isis
Materials
bronze
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