Winged Isis Standing
late 8th-mid 4th century BCE (Late Period)
bronze
The goddess Isis stands with her arms outstretched in a protective gesture; wings are attached to her arms. She wears the crown of Upper Egypt and there is a vulture engraved on her back.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
VENTE HOFFMANN 1895/BRUMMER
Hoffmann Sale, 1895 (?); Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
Overall: 28 3/8 in. (72 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2014