Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Isis nursing Horus
Description
faience
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 figurine depicting an ancient Egyptian deity seated, holding a child.
The artifact is a bronze statuette featuring a seated figure, possibly a goddess, with a child on her lap. This object exhibits detailed craftsmanship typical of religious artifacts, with emphasis on the deity's attire and headpiece. The composition reflects common themes of protection and nurturing, signified by the child figure, and the style suggests a focus on divine motherhood.
religious
Late Period
excellent
Deities
Isis
Materials
bronze
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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