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Lot Description

An Egyptian Bronze Isis and Horus

Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, 664-343 B.C.

Height 8 1/16 inches (20.5 cm).

Provenance:
Art Market, Virginia, 1970s. [by repute]
Mr. Richard Menendez, San Francisco, acquired in the 1990s.

Solid cast and well modelled, this bronze statue portrays a seated Isis nursing the child-god Horus. Her face is serene with a gentle smile and almond shaped eyes inlaid with silver. She offers her left breast with one arm while supporting Horus with the other. This tender pose became most common during the Late Period when Isis was primarily known as the mother of Horus and worshipped for protection of children from dangerous animals and evil spirits.

For a similar bronze, see M. Hill, ed., Gifts for the Gods: Images from Egyptian Temples, New York, 2007, pp.149-151.

Condition Report

Height with base 9 1/2 inches (24 cm). Intact as preserved. Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Professional restoration to tip of proper right horn. Slight loss to uraeus on the the canopy of the crown. Affixed to modern wood base with old lable that reads "Ptolemaic Egypt RLF". Overall find stable and attravitve condition. See photos for additional condition report.

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