Goddess Isis with Harpocrates (God Horus as child... Lot 105

Goddess Isis with Harpocrates (God Horus as child son). Egypt, 1069-702 BC
Bronze.
Provenance: private collection of Israel.
The work is preserved with its original patina, missing only the upper part of the bovine antlers, on the solar disk of the royal crown of Hathor and the “uraeus” with the king cobra snake can be distinguished in great detail, but above all the tripartite wig and the counterweight of the crown.
Measurements: 14 cm (without the support).
Bronze sculpture representing the goddess Isis seated, offering a breast with her right hand to hers, her son Horus, represented as a child, that is, as the god Harpocrates. Isis is part of the Osiriac triad along with her husband Osiris and her son Horus, called the great magician, great mother goddess and queen of the gods, considered the fertilizing force of nature and goddess of motherhood and birth. . The main iconographic symbol of her is her throne, although she can also be found represented with a headdress with the solar disk, because she is the daughter of Ra, and with kite wings. She can also take the form of a tree, as a nurturing goddess. From the beginning of the 18th dynasty she will also be represented with the horns and moon of Hathor, the Ankh and other symbols. Widespread iconography of Isis presents her with Harpocrates, the infant form of Horus, in her lap. Harpocrates symbolizes the weak sun of dawn or the sun of winter, naked and unprotected. Just as this sun transforms into a powerful star, the weak child will become the adult Horus, armed and warrior, who will avenge the death of his father, Osiris.