| | | Winged Isis Relief | Tomb of Seti I,
Valley of the Kings.
Luxor, Egypt 1280 B.C.
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Nephtys. Isis was
regarded as the “Eye
of Ra” and was
worshipped as
the "Great of Magic"
who had protected her
son Horus from
snakes, predators and
other dangers; thus
she would protect
mortal children also.
In the New Kingdom
Isis was closely
connected with Hathor
whose physical
attributes, the cow's
horns and sun-disk
she adopted.
SIZE: 21.5"W x 7.5"H
(55x19cm)
ITEM TYPE: Wall
plaque
ITEM MATERIAL:
Casting stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone
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