Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
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
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1424