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THBImpressive Egyptian Bronze Isis and Horus
Lot 11
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful and quite sizeable cast-bronze sculpture of the goddess Isis-Hathor seated with her right hand held to her bare breast ready to suckle the infant Horus (also called Harpokrates) seated in her lap, whom she supports with her right hand in a maternal manner. She wears an ankle-length sheath over her lower body that accentuates the contours of her form, her traditional vulture headdress (missing projecting head), and a horned crown with a central sun disk she adopted from the goddess Hathor. Horus is shown nude with arms at his sides and a minimalist visage adorned by his incredibly long side lock of youth, indicating his divine and royal status. As a cult figure from this time period, Isis is often shown as a mother goddess as we see here. Covered in brilliant layers of green, aqua, and even violet patina, this is a touching portrayal, probably intended for a niche in a temple or a grave. Size: 8.25" H (21 cm); 10.5" H (26.7 cm) on included custom stand.
During the Ptolemaic period, Isis/Hathor, Serapis, and Horus/Harpocrates formed the Triad of Alexandria, a cult for worshipping the three deities that combined Greek and Roman gods with Egyptian ones. Ptolemy introduced this worship as a way to unify the cultures under his rule. Isis/Hathor was associated with childbirth and fertility and Horus/Harpocrates was the god of silence, secrets, and confidentiality.
For a similar example thought with a headdress that features straight rather than curved horns, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 89.2.570
Provenance: ex-Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
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#158357Loss to tip of tang beneath Isis' feet/platform. Missing avian head on headdress. Minute losses to tips of horns on crown, Horus' toes, and other high-pointed areas. Expected softening to details commensurate with age, but the form is still quite strong. A stunning bronze with amazingly beautiful patina in green, aqua, and violet hues.Condition
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