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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Isis with Child Horus
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This calcite-alabaster, travertine statue depicts Isis with the child Horus. Isis has a uraeus on her forehead and a long wig and the original crown is missing. She wears a collar. Her upper left arm is broken off.
Provenance
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Carmichael [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Carmichael Catalogue, 1926, p. 22, no. 231] (?); Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/28/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 9/16 x W: 11/16 x D: 1 5/8 in. (6.48 x 1.72 x 4.1 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.
22.137