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Unknown (Egyptian)
Isis with the Infant Horus
Greco-Roman Period (332 BCE-32 CE)
bronze
8 15/16 x 2 3/16 in. (22.7 x 5.6 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Mayer
56.11
  

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Isis with the Infant Horus
Greco-Roman Period (332 BCE-32 CE)

This bronze statuette probably served as a votive offering to Isis, perhaps in a shrine dedicated to the goddess. Isis, sister and wife of Osiris, is shown here nursing their son, Horus. This is one of the most popular depictions of Isis in her role as mother and protector of Horus. Horus wears the common hairstyle for children in ancient Egypt, a head shaved except for a long lock of hair on the side of the head, which was called the "side-lock of youth." The adult Horus was frequently represented as a falcon or human figure with a falcon head.

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