Wednesday, August 13, 2025

The Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis

This is a beautiful gilded wooden statute of the goddess Isis from Ancient Egypt.

Her name means “Queen of the Throne”.

I wasn’t sure what that funny headpiece is. It turns out it is:

... a sun disk nestled between a pair of cow horns, was originally a prominent symbol of Hathor, an earlier Egyptian goddess associated with motherhood, joy, and love.

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