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Description: | Bronze group of Isis nursing the infant Horus. Extremely fine. Separate throne made of wood, and covered with traces of linen. Long wooden base to throne, into which the bronze part fits. Isis wears tripartite wig, and the vulture headdress, over this; headdress surmounted by a crown of 13 uraeii - the lyre shaped cow's horns and sun disc. Holds the naked Horus on her knee - has amulet around his neck, shaven head; uraeus; and the sidelock of youth. Both hands by his side. Inscription round four sides of bronze base (1) dd mdw n 3st. (2) di 'nh k3w3k3kw (3) s3 'nhn nsw (4) nb sb3 gm? Hfn? 3st. Conserved in the British Museum 1968) | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ | Rights holder: | University College London | Subjects: | Egyptology | Temporal: | name=Dynasty 30; start=-380; end=-343
name=Ptolemaic Period; start=-305; end=-30 | Source: | UCL Museums | Identifier: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/objects/LDU... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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