Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Isis Nursing Horus
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
Egyptian faience with blue glaze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This fragment is the upper portion of a small group depicting Isis and Harpokrates (Horus the Child), missing the body of Isis below the waist, her right elbow, and the child.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/23/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/21/1998 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 1/2 x W: 1 x D: 5/8 in. (3.88 x 2.6 x 1.55 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
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.
48.1530