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Statue of a Seated Isis
ca. 664-525 BCE (Late Period, 26th dynasty)
bronze with gold and electrum inlay
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Emphasizing her maternal and nurturing aspects, Isis cups her breast with her right hand, offering it to a now-missing figure of her son, Horus.
Inscription
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | other | |
| Treatment | Examined, cleaned, stabilized | |
| Treatment | Examined and cleaned in preparation for exhibition. Loose and lifting wire inlays were set down. | |
| 6/24/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 13/16 × W: 2 1/16 × D: 4 7/16 in. (14.8 × 5.2 × 11.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
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.
54.417