Statuette of Isis and Horus

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.55.121.5

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MMA_.55.121.5

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

African; North African; Egyptian

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African; North African; Egyptian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Egyptian

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Egyptian

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Statuette of Isis and Horus

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Statuette of Isis and Horus

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

304-30 B.C.E.

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304-30 B.C.E.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-304

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-304

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-34

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-34

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Egyptian faience

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Egyptian faience

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Statues

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Statues

Classification Term

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Dimensions:

H. 6 3/4 in. (17 cm)

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H. 6 3/4 in. (17 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

55.121.5

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55.121.5

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1955

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Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1955

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

For the ancient Egyptians the image of the goddess Isis suckling her son Horus was a powerful symbol of rebirth that was carried into the Ptolemaic period and later transferred to Rome, where the cult of the goddess was established. This piece of faience sculpture joins the tradition of pharaonic Egypt with the artistic style of the Ptolemaic period. On the goddess's head is the throne hieroglyph that represents her name. She also wears a vulture head-covering reserved for queens and goddesses. Following ancient conventions for indicating childhood, Horus is naked and wears a single lock of hair on the right side of his head.

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<P>For the ancient Egyptians the image of the goddess Isis suckling her son Horus was a powerful symbol of rebirth that was carried into the Ptolemaic period and later transferred to Rome, where the cult of the goddess was established. This piece of faience sculpture joins the tradition of pharaonic Egypt with the artistic style of the Ptolemaic period. On the goddess's head is the throne hieroglyph that represents her name. She also wears a vulture head-covering reserved for queens and goddesses. Following ancient conventions for indicating childhood, Horus is naked and wears a single lock of hair on the right side of his head.</P>

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Statuette of Isis and Horus