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Unknown — An Egyptian Green Schist Figure of Isis and Horus, Late Period, 716-30 B.C.
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An Egyptian Green Schist Figure of Isis and Horus, Late Period, 716-30 B.C.

This small-scale green schist sculpture depicts the goddess Isis nursing her son Horus, one of ancient Egypt's most iconic and enduring religious images. Carved from the durable metamorphic stone during the Late Period, the figure demonstrates the refined sculptural techniques and spiritual continuity of Egyptian art in its final centuries of pharaonic rule. The intimate maternal subject matter reflects the deep veneration of Isis worship, which had become increasingly prominent throughout Egypt and would eventually spread throughout the Mediterranean world.

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Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

December 3, 2024

Estimate: $14,000$18,000

Lot 406

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Unknown, An Egyptian Green Schist Figure of Isis and Horus, Late Period, 716-30 B.C.

This small-scale green schist sculpture depicts the goddess Isis nursing her son Horus, one of ancient Egypt's most iconic and enduring religious images. Carved from the durable metamorphic stone during the Late Period, the figure demonstrates the refined sculptural techniques and spiritual continuity of Egyptian art in its final centuries of pharaonic rule. The intimate maternal subject matter reflects the deep veneration of Isis worship, which had become increasingly prominent throughout Egypt and would eventually spread throughout the Mediterranean world.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

8th-1st century BCE, Late Period, Sculpture, Green schist, Spiritual, Isis and Horus, Votive Figure, Ancient Egyptian, Religious Iconography, Egyptian

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art