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Statuette of Isis melded with a scorpion

Late Period
664‒332 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statuette of Isis melded with a scorpion
  • Period: Late Period
  • Date: 664‒332 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Serapeum, Auguste Mariette excavations, 1853
  • Medium: Metal - Cupreous alloy
  • Dimensions: 7 × 10.4 cm (2 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)
    Base: 2.7 × 10 × 5 cm (1 1/16 × 3 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Paris, Musée du Louvre; Départment des Antiquités égyptiennes (E 2995 ?; N5017 2; IM 5386 ?)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art