Coffin Panel with Isis
Culture: Egyptian
Date: mid-1st century B.C.-early 2nd century A.D.
Medium: Painted wood
Dimensions:
h. 51 in. (129.5 cm); w. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); d. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 91.80.118
Provenance: sold by Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, 1965; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1991
Published References
J. Powers and J. Johnston, eds., San Antonio Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection (San Antonio: San Antonio Museum of Art, 2012), 30.
Label Text
Isis, a goddess who was both a gifted practitioner of magic and a devoted wife and mother, had a special place in ancient Egyptian religion. Her love for her husband and son, as well as her effective magic, was of interest to the ancient Egyptians at crisis points during their lifetimes and in the netherworld after death. This striking painting of the goddess, showing her wearing a traditional dress and necklace, comes from the floorboard of a coffin. (Gerry D. Scott, III, 2002).
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