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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of Isis Protecting Osiris - Walters 22199.jpg During the 26th Dynasty donors seeking favors presented votive statues of deities in temples Here Isis places her hands and wings on either side of the smaller figure of Osiris in a gesture of protection which is enhanced by her greater size The artist's great skill is evident in the smooth rounded forms and the level of detail carved into the hard stone The statue was an offering to Isis by a man named Psf-tan-ani- em -Sakhmet ca 589 526 BC Late Period green shist cm 35 5 accession number 22 199 38495 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Mistress of House Mistress of Heaven Women in Ancient Egypt Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn; Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati 1996-1997 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian late period Egyptian statues of Isis | ||||
