Pendant, Isis with Horus the Child
The surface of this large silver pendant representing the goddess Isis nursing Horus-the-Child has deteriorated. She wears a wig with the "uraeus" over her forehead and a small crown on top of which are horns with a disk in between. There is a large suspension loop behind the headdress.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from pyramids in Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
10/8/1974 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
11/1/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 15/16 x W: 3/8 x D: 1 5/16 in. (7.42 x 0.97 x 3.36 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
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.
57.1424