Isis nursing Horus on throne supported by striding lions
This tiny amulet of Isis with the Horus child is intricately worked and dextrously undercut. The goddess sits on a throne with lions at either side, and uraei along its rear.
Artwork Details
- Title: Isis nursing Horus on throne supported by striding lions
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 664–30 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Blue faience
- Dimensions: H. 2.7 × W. 0.8 × D. 1.6 cm (1 1/16 × 5/16 × 5/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
- Object Number: 26.7.867
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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664–525 BCE
ca. 872–664 BCE
4th century B.C.
360–343 BCE
200–30 B.C.
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