Isis Statue King Tut Throne A striking Egyptian statue for

A striking Egyptian statue for collectors

unblinking gaze of someone who has watched empires rise and fall from a mountain ridge

famous for his richly furnished tomb discovered in 1922

especially diseases associated with women and children

overseeing funeral rites

Isis Statue King Tut Throne A striking Egyptian statue forIsis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom (c. 26862181 BCE) as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her slain husband, the divine king Osiris, and produces and protects his heir, Horus. She was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife as she had helped Osiris, and she was considered the divine mother of