Isis and Horus 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Isis with the child Horus on her lap was a frequent subject of small sculpture donated to temples. Wooden examples like this one are rarely preserved because of their susceptibility to ground conditions and white ants, but must have been very numerous.Isis' eyes were originally inlaid, and the tenon on top of her head would have fitted into a separate crown of probably gilded wood or metal.. Isis and Horus 552072
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