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Amulet of Isis suckling Horus

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Crudely modelled turquoise-blue glazed faience amulet in the form of the goddess Isis, throned and suckling her child Horus. There is a hole for suspension at the back of the horned sun-disk worn by the goddess. The motif of mother-goddess and child-god is one of the most popular in Late Period Egyptian amulets, and in religious literature of all periods.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1920:391

Dating

LATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

AMULET

Material

FAIENCE

Technique

PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL

Height

4.2 cm

Width

1.6 cm

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