Isis Nursing the Child Horus
n.d.
malachite (?)
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette is carved in the round. In the top of the head is a hole for insertion of plumes; in the hair at the front is an inset piece of metal, from the uraeus. The piece has been repaired across the feet and arms.
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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
11/11/1983 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
22.67