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Isis Nursing the Child Horus
330-304 BCE (Ptolemaic)
Egyptian faience with ligh and dark blue glaze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
A fragment from a statuette that once showed Isis nursing her divine son, Horus, portrays the goddess in a blue glaze, her hair set off in a deeper hue. The emblem on her head is the hieroglyphic sign for throne. This statuette was probably from the reign of Ptolemy I Soter.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/23/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/20/1998 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 10/26/2000 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/21/2011 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 x W: 1 1/16 x D: 1/2 in. (6.3 x 2.62 x 1.31 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
48.1533