Isis and Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Isis is seated on a throne holding Harpokrates in her lap, with her feet on a footstool. The goddess wears a long garment, wig, and her crown consists of a vulture cap, ring of uraei, cow's horns, and a sun-disc. The throne consists of a block surmounted by a cornice, with striding lions for arms; the tails of the lions curve over the back of the throne.
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2007-2008 | Déjà Vu? Recurrence. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
9/17/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
1/14/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
9/27/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 9/16 in. (29.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
54.415