Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus

Third Intermediate Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Egyptian blue was a synthetic pigment used most frequently to add color to objects composed of other materials or for small objects such as scarabs. It was occasionally also used for larger objects, such as this small sculpture representing Isis. Only the upper part of the sculpture is preserved, but in the complete piece, the goddess likely would have been shown seated, with Horus, her son with the god Osiris, on her lap (see 55.121.5). Traces on the left breast were most likely left by her missing right hand, with which she would have offered milk to her baby.

Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus, Egyptian blue

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Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus, Egyptian blue
Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus, Egyptian blue
Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus, Egyptian blue
Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus, Egyptian blue
Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus, Egyptian blue
Upper part of Isis, from a figure of the goddess nursing Horus, Egyptian blue

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