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Material : Bronze
Height : 46 . 5
Found in : Karnak , Luxor ()
Period : Late Period
Found in Karnak (Luxor) , this statue of Isis suckling Horus– which dates back to the Late Pharaonic Period– is one of the highly admired pieces in the Egyptian Museum . Isis is one of the most prominent and admired ancient Egyptian goddesses who was known as the daughter of Geb and Nut and the sister and wife of Osiris . She was called the Great Mother or the mother of universe and she was frequently depicted in the Book of the Dead and wall reliefs feeding her son Horus from her breast . These scenes express a high degree of passion and warmth from a powerful and rather protective mother towards her child . Horus– who is always the representative of haughtiness , strength , and benevolence– is here depicted as a young sucker .
This bronze statue is highly artistic and denotes a great degree of high taste . The impressive aspects of Isis' loving motherhood are highly emphasized . Horus is freely seated naked on his mother's legs . On his head , there is a headdress with a uraeus (a symbol of protection) on his front . Hanging down from his neck is a fine broad necklace carved with elaborate most skillful accuracy . The mother is depicted naked and seated on her throne with her feet resting on a footstool . With her right hand she sets her breast to feed the child; with the left , she supports the shoulders of baby boy . On her head , she wears an elaborate striped triple wig falling down her shoulders and leaving her ears visible . Over her forehead appears a copra . Around her neck is a graceful feminine necklace of high taste . Topping the wig is a modius decorated with a frieze of uraeus serpents , symbol of protection against harmful and evil influences .
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