Isis Protecting an Osiris Figurine

GEM Number

2506

Collection

Main Galleries

Theme

Beliefs

Period

Late Period

Dynasty

26

Description

A small yet impressive statuette showing Isis protecting a small figure of Osiris with her wings. The goddess wears a crown of uraeus snakes, topped by a pair of cow horns and a sun disc. Osiris appears in his usual mummy form, wearing an atef crown, holding a crook and a flail, symbols of kingship. Hieroglyphs on the back pillar provide the name of the goddess and the name of the person who dedicated the statue.

Schist

Height

18.5 cm

Width

4.1 cm