Seated Isis Figure with Child Horus

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Countless bronze statues of Isis cradling Horus abound from ancient Egypt's later periods. As Osiris' wife, she embodied both femininity's ideal form and royal heir's grandmotherly status. By the first millennium BC, fervent devotion to her had spread throughout the Mediterranean region, as seen in Philae's Nubian temple and the widespread expansion of her cult.