ticketsMember | Make a donation

Mourning Isis

Ptolemaic Period
332–30 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
The goddess Isis, identifiable by her hieroglyph on her head, kneels and raises a hand before her face in a gesture of mourning. The figure forms a pair with the figure of Isis 12.182.23a.

Figures of the two mourning goddess accompany the body of Osiris in representations. In Late Period and Ptolemaic burials kneeling figures of the goddesses may be among the wooden figures in a burial. Presumably they were placed at either end of the sarcophagus of the deceased as they appear at either end of the body of Osiris.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mourning Isis
  • Period: Ptolemaic Period
  • Date: 332–30 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Wood, paste, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 24.5 × W. 7.8 × D. 10.7 cm (9 5/8 × 3 1/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.182.23b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Statuette of an ancestral king, Wood, formerly clad with lead sheet
Statuette of an ancestral king
390–246 BCE
Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms, Silver
Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms
610–595 B.C.
Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaway or Nebethetepet, cupreous metal
Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaway or Nebethetepet
550–300 B.C.
Statuette of a hippo goddess, probably Taweret, Glassy faience
Statuette of a hippo goddess, probably Taweret
332–30 BCE
Striding Thoth, Faience
Striding Thoth
332–30 BCE

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.