Figure of Isis and Horus

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Figure of Isis and Horus
Date600 BC
PlaceEgypt
MediumBronze
Dimensionswithout mount: 9 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/8 inches (22.9 × 6.4 × 5.4 cm)
on mount: 9 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 inches (24.8 × 9.8 × 6 cm)

Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch
Object number52.45
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceGeneral Maurice Hirsch (1890–1983) and Winifred B. Hirsch (1908–1990), Houston, before 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.
Exhibition HistoryUnveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, on September 22, 1999 (LN: 99.15).

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