In Ancient Egyptian art, Isis was most commonly depicted as a woman with the typical attributes of a goddess: a sheath dress, a staff of papyrus in one hand, and an ankh sign in the other.

This statuette shows the goddess in her most beloved pose, nursing her son Horus (known also as the lactans pose). Other goddesses sometimes nurse Horus or other child gods, but Isis is …

Isis had strong links with Egyptian kingship, and she was most often represented as a beautiful woman wearing a sheath dress and either the hieroglyphic sign of the throne or a solar disk …

Mar 3, 2024 · Isis and Cleopatra are the most common identifications. But according to the Egyptian Museum itself, They are Goddesses representing Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt.

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. …

Apart from being the mother goddess per se, Isis was also a protective deity, as depicted by this bronze statuette. She is attached to a thin base with a tenon. On her head she is wearing cow …

Oct 18, 2024 · Queen Nefertari and Goddess Isis is a fabulous masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art. The wall painting in the queen’s tomb captures the dream of a better tomorrow, portraying …

Mar 12, 2015 · This figure of Isis, dating from 611 to 594 BCE, depicts the Egyptian goddess seated as she nurses her child, the god Horus—of whose likeness only the lower legs remain.

This statue depicts Isis seated on a throne, wearing a crown with the sun-disk enveloped by cow’s horns, indicating her association with the goddess Hathor. She is wearing a three-part wig that …

This simple but elegant figure group displays the most popular representation of the seated goddess holding the reclining infant Horus (Harpokrates) to her breast. The figures of Isis and …