Isis holding Horus
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Currently on display, Gallery 16
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
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14.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm
16.5 cm (height incl. stand) - Credit line
- South Australian Government Grant 1970
- Accession number
- 706S2
- Signature and date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Provenance
- Unknown provenance prior to 1970; purchased from Orien-Occident Galerie, France 1970
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Collection area
- Other international art
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WALL LABEL: Metamorphosis, collection display 2023
The depiction of the goddess Isis nursing her infant son Horus is one of the most iconic representations of these key figures in ancient Egyptian culture. These small statuettes are relatively common Egyptian survivors, and many different versions exist in collections around the world. On her head Isis wears the vulture headdress with sun disk and cow horns, reinforcing the role of goddesses as mothers of Egyptian royalty.
Tansy Curtin, Curator of International Art Pre-1980