Inlay depicting the goddess Isis
This inlay depicts a goddess wearing a tight sheath dress and elaborate headgear. The latter consists of a vulture headdress on which is set a modius of rearing cobras topped with cow corns and a sundisk.
In the Late Period and the Ptolemaic Period, the goddesses Isis (the sister-wife of Osiris) is often depicted in this fashion; the goddess Hathor could also be represented with this headdress.
In the Late Period and the Ptolemaic Period, the goddesses Isis (the sister-wife of Osiris) is often depicted in this fashion; the goddess Hathor could also be represented with this headdress.
Artwork Details
- Title: Inlay depicting the goddess Isis
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 664–30 BC
- Geography: Country of Origin Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 13.7 × W. 3.7 × D. 1 cm (5 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
- Object Number: 26.7.1009
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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4th century B.C.
360–343 BCE
ca. 872–664 BCE
664–525 BCE
332–30 BCE
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