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Isis suckling Horus

Isis suckling Horus
 Late Period – Ptolemaic Period 644 BCE-30 BCE

Medium
bronze
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr P. Chaldjian, 1996
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
bronze
Measurements
21.0 × 5.6 × 8.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Accession Number
1996.459
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr P. Chaldjian, 1996
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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