Isis suckling Horus
Late Period – Ptolemaic Period 644 BCE-30 BCE
Medium
bronze
Measurements
21.0 × 5.6 × 8.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr P. Chaldjian, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display
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