Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A skillfully cast copper alloy (bronze) figure depicting Isis - goddess of healing and magic - as she nurses her son, Horus, in her lap. Displayed in a seated position, Isis presents with bare feet placed atop an integral plinth, wearing a knee-length skirt, and grasping one exposed breast with her hand to position it near Horus' face. Isis' face protrudes outward above her breasts and features almond-shaped eyes, a full nose and lips, and cupped ears, all beneath a large tripartite wig with a frontal uraeus cobra, long lappets, a crown of uraeus cobras, and a pair of Hathoric horns flanking a sun disc. Horus faces nude to Isis' right side, has both arms draped down his sides, and wears the Pschent crown that symbolizes the unification via divine authority of Upper and Lower Egypt. Size: 3.875" L x 2.1" W x 8.3" H (9.8 cm x 5.3 cm x 21.1 cm); 10.375" H (26.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 45.4.4

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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Restoration to Isis' left elbow and areas of frontal uraeus cobra, with resurfacing along new material. Losses to horn tips, front of Horus' left foot, and proper front left corner of plinth. Encrustations and softening to finer details commensurate with age, with nicks and chips to Isis and Horus, and rough surface texture. Nice preservation to overall form and great patina throughout. Tangs beneath Isis' posterior and beneath integral plinth.