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| Keywords: Egyptian - Isis with Horus the Child - Walters 54416.jpg For the ancient Egyptians the goddess Isis was the model of the loyal wife and mother as well as a powerful magician She was the wife of the god Osiris and the mother of Horus Just as the king of Egypt was associated with Horus in life and Osiris in death queens of Egypt were linked with Isis and their visual representations have similarities with the goddess For example both may be depicted wearing the vulture headdress shown here The crown composed of a sun-disk and cow horns originally belonged to Hathor but was assimilated by Isis ca 680 640 BC Late Period bronze remains of silver inlay cm 55 15 23 5 ; cm 61 h base and object accession number 54 416 27595 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acqusition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Isis Lactans | ||||
