Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›"Isis with Horus" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.180a, b)Sacred Art & Iconography"Isis with Horus" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.180a, b)Marble statue on limestone base, Ptolemaic Period, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1979.180a, bCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. ""Isis with Horus" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.180a, b)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/isis-with-horus-met-1979-180a-b.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). "Isis with Horus" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.180a, b). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/isis-with-horus-met-1979-180a-bCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-isis-with-horus-metropolitan-museum-of-a, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {"Isis with Horus" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.180a, b)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/isis-with-horus-met-1979-180a-b}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA marble statue on a limestone base, Ptolemaic Period, 332 to 30 BCE, showing the goddess Isis seated with her infant son Horus on her lap, an image of protection and rebirth carried into the Ptolemaic period from long Egyptian tradition. The Metropolitan Museum's own title and its own object name both name Isis and Horus directly. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1979.180a, b, Egyptian Art department, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1979.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPhysical FormMediumWell-attestedMarble, limestone base 1CustodyCurrent LocationWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithHorus, Deities Well-attested This source names Horus directly: "Isis seated with her infant son Horus on her lap, an image of protection and rebirth carried into the Ptolemaic period from long Egyptian tradition."Source "Isis with Horus," accession 1979.180a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Isis, Deities Well-attested This source names Isis directly: "332 to 30 BCE, showing the goddess Isis seated with her infant son Horus on her lap, an image of protection and rebirth carried into the Ptolemaic period from long Egyptian tradition."Source "Isis with Horus," accession 1979.180a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Belongs to TraditionAncient Egyptian Religion, Religions Well-attested Source "Isis with Horus," accession 1979.180a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsHorus, Figures Well-attested The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "Isis with Horus," and its own object name, "Statue, Isis, Horus," name the infant god outright, seated on his mother's lap.Source "Isis with Horus," accession 1979.180a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Isis, Figures Well-attested The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "Isis with Horus," and its own object name, "Statue, Isis, Horus," name the goddess outright.Source "Isis with Horus," accession 1979.180a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Sources1. "Isis with Horus," accession 1979.180a, b (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 1979.180a, bView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year