Statuette of Isis with the Infant Horus

This small, vivid blue figure shows the goddess Isis in a classic pose, holding the young Horus on her lap as she offers him her breast. She wears a traditional throne-shaped crown, symbolizing her identity and authority. The smooth, glazed surface of the faience highlights the refined features and careful modeling of the mother and child.

The iconography of Isis nursing Horus is of profound historical significance as a primary precursor to the 'Madonna and Child' imagery in Western Christian art. Within the Hermetic tradition, Isis is frequently invoked as the archetypal source of hidden wisdom and divine feminine power.