Amulet of Isis with Horus-Child

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Description: Isis and Horus-Child amulet. The seated female figure wears a tripartite wig and Hathor headdress, which consists of cows’ horns flanking a sun disc. She suckles the child Horus. She supports the child on her lap with her left hand and cups her left breast with her right hand. The goddess is seated upon a feather-patterned throne; a back plinth extends from the top of the throne to the top of Isis/Hathor’s headdress. The throne rests upon a rectangular base.; Amulet: a female deity and child group; perforated.; Clay: dense; Glaze: green.
Provenance: To 1907; Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1907 [1]; From 1907 to 1919; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]; From 1920; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]; Notes:; [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1839, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.; [2] See note 1.; [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)
Previous custodian or owner: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

On View: Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt
Related Online Resources: Google Cultural Institute
See more items in: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic: child; woman; Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE); Egypt; Hathor; Horus; Ancient Egyptian Art; protection

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye392f50d3f-8884-411e-a007-bf3dcd5d6d60