An Egyptian Fragmentary Statuette of Isis, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 - 525 BCE

The mother goddess wearing an unadorned sheath dress, a broad beaded collar, a tripartite wig and a uraeus crown her right hand offering her suckling breast, an inscribed raised pillar at the back reads: "...Isis, the Great, Mother of God, bestowed with life and health...." 

Dimensions:  Height: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)

Condition:  Fragment as described, with loss to the headdress but otherwise in very good condition overall.  Custom mounted.  A charming piece.

Provenance:  Estate of Lady Ch. N., Germany, acquired at auction 223 in October 1982 by the famous numismatist Jacques Schulman, Keizersgracht 448, 1016 GD Amsterdam, lot number 8.  A copy of the auction paperwork accompanies this piece.