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Statuette of Isis nursing Horus

Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7632 A, Pit

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Height: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.985
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionBronze statue of Isis suckling Horus. She is seated with Horus on her lap. The tip of the left arm and feet are missing. One of the horns on the headdress is broken off. The surface is corroded.
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Giza: G 7632 A pit [Excav. date] Feb. 16, 1925