Pendant, Isis with Horus the Child

Egyptian (Artist)

7th-4th century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic)

silver cast
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia , Jewelry)

The surface of this large silver pendant representing the goddess Isis nursing Horus-the-Child has deteriorated. She wears a wig with the "uraeus" over her forehead and a small crown on top of which are horns with a disk in between. There is a large suspension loop behind the headdress.

Provenance

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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from pyramids in Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1979-1980

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
10/8/1974	Treatment	cleaned; coated
11/1/1978	Examination	examined for condition

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Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 2 15/16 x W: 3/8 x D: 1 5/16 in. (7.42 x 0.97 x 3.36 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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57.1424

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