Isis, ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility and magic, breastfeeding her son Horus, the falcon-headed god. Isis et Orus. Engraved on sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of art dealer Thomas Moore Slade. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785.

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