Egyptian Wood Sculpture of the goddess Isis, 332-30 BC, Ptolemaic, painted vwood . Louvre Museum N4130. Isis (kneeling, sign of Isis, Ousekh necklace,

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Egyptian Wood Sculpture of the goddess Isis, 332-30 BC, Ptolemaic, painted vwood . Louvre Museum N4130. Isis (kneeling, sign of Isis, Ousekh necklace, bracelet, arm bracelet, ankle bracelet, arms raised, crying. Inscribed to; Irethorrou; Uahibre (father, father of the god, servant of the god of Amun); Isetemakhbit (mother, sistre player of Amun-Re) and Isis Wood. Height: cm; Width: cm; Depth: cm. Sully room 323. Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain brother and husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus.

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Size: 4048px × 5132px
Location: Louvre Museum
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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