Egyptian Bronze large figure of Isis and Horus, Third Intermediate - Late Period, circa 747-525 B.C
Conservation: Restored; Incomplete footrest otherwise in good condition
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: 29,5 x 12,5 cm
Provenance: Acquired at Bonhams, London, Auction, 2008
Exhibited: Ifergan Collection, Málaga (2018-2020)
Price:
On request
The goddess shown seated suckling the infant Horus, wearing the lunar disc with horns, the tripartite wig with finely incised details, the close fitting dress ornamented with a broad collar, the naked child-deity represented with characteristic plaited side lock of youth and broad incised collar, seated on his mother’s lap, her long slender feet resting on a rectangular plinth with hieroglyphic inscription naming the owner as Pa-wedja son of Iah-ir-dis.
