Isis and Horus
Artist
Unknown
Date664–525 BCE
MediumBronze (copper alloy)
Dimensions6 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in. (15.6 x 7.9 x 9.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
Object numberGL.57.14.94
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesCaroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 22, illus. (color) 63.
Caroline M. Rocheleau, “Sacred Motherhood: Mother-and-Child Representations from the Permanent Collection,” in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Summer 2014), mentioned 20 and 21 and illus. (color) 21.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Sacred Motherhood: Mother-and-Child Representations from the Permanent Collection,” May 4–December 7, 2014.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Becoming the NCMA: 10 Decades of Collecting, 1924-2022," June 11-August 21, 2022.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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