Goddess Isis, c. 664 BCE - 30 CE

Description

Ancient Egyptian bronze statue of the Goddess Isis, 664 BCE - 30 CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From the object's description on artsmia.org: *Isis is the sacred mother figure of ancient Egypt, known as the Mother Goddess, with a dramatic backstory: to conceive her son, she resurrected her murdered husband. In this statuette, Isis holds Harpocrates—the child Horus—to her breast, a position that represents the mother figure as the nurturer and protector of humankind.* More information: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/85/goddess-isis-ancient-egyptian