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The Goddess Isis Suckling Her Son Horus

The Goddess Isis Suckling Her Son Horus

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Artist
Unknown (Egyptian)
Title
The Goddess Isis Suckling Her Son Horus
Date
12th dynasty (1991-1785 B.C.E.)
Period
12th Dynasty
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Frank
Accession No.
1985.95
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Egypt

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Per license issued by the Egyptian government, found at Gorna [Kurna/Qurna], Thebes, Upper Egypt. 21 February 1938, sold by dealer Philip E. Mitry (Cairo, Egypt) to Arthur W. Fairchild; by gift or descent from Arthur W. Fairchild to his daughter, Edith Fairchild Frank (by or upon his death in 1956); 1973 deposisted on long-term loan to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art] by Arthur J. and Edith Fairchild Frank; 1985, gifted by Arthur J. and Edith Fairchild Frank to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff 27 January 2022]

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