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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7969813, member: 110350"]Sorry to hear that. Herewith some coins depicting Isis, all but one showing her with the infant Harpocrates ( = "Horus-the-child"). Detailed descriptions omitted given that I've posted all of them before:</p><p><br /></p><p>Julia Domna denarius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382379[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian diobol, Roman Alexandria</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382380[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius tetradrachm, Roman Alexandria</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382381[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus Pius tetradrachm, Roman Alexandria (Isis Pharia on reverse)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1382382[/ATTACH]</p><p>Plus one ancient artifact also depicting Isis with the infant Horus:</p><p><br /></p><p>Egypt (26th Dynasty - Ptolemaic period), green faience amulet depicting Isis, wearing “stepped throne” crown (in form of hieroglyph for Isis's name, Queen of Throne)*, right breast bare, seated on elaborate chair with cross-hatched/basket pattern on sides; on her lap, her son the infant Horus (a/k/a Harpocrates, “Horus-the-child”), wearing sidelock resting upwards against her body; her left hand holds him up behind his head, with her right hand about to offer her breast to him. 60.3 mm. (2 3/8”) H, 30 mm D. <i>Purchased 1/10/2021, Explorer Ancient Art, NYC, ex. DW Collection, NJ (before 1981).</i> [Dealer's photos.]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/isis-infant-horus-amulet-photo-1-jpg.1273061/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/isis-infant-horus-amulet-photo-2-jpg.1273062/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/detail-isis-infant-horus-amulet-photo-1-2-jpg.1273063/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>*See, e.g., <a href="https://egyptianmuseum.org/deities-isis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://egyptianmuseum.org/deities-isis" rel="nofollow">https://egyptianmuseum.org/deities-isis</a> (Isis "is known today by her Greek name Isis; however, the ancient Egyptians called her Aset. Her name translates to 'Queen of the Throne' which is reflected in her headdress, which is typically a throne");<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis</a> ("The hieroglyphic writing of her name incorporates the sign for a throne, which Isis also wears on her head as a sign of her identity"); <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/egyptian-art/temple-of-dendur-50/cult-and-decoration" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/egyptian-art/temple-of-dendur-50/cult-and-decoration" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the...n-art/temple-of-dendur-50/cult-and-decoration</a> (the fourth photo down shows a relief from the Temple of Dendur, depicting Isis wearing, on top of her headdress, "a small stepped hieroglyph that depicts a throne and was used to write Isis's name"); <a href="http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/asianartglossary.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/asianartglossary.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/asianartglossary.html</a> (referencing "[t]he stepped-throne hieroglyph of Isis").[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7969813, member: 110350"]Sorry to hear that. Herewith some coins depicting Isis, all but one showing her with the infant Harpocrates ( = "Horus-the-child"). Detailed descriptions omitted given that I've posted all of them before: Julia Domna denarius [ATTACH=full]1382379[/ATTACH] Hadrian diobol, Roman Alexandria [ATTACH=full]1382380[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius tetradrachm, Roman Alexandria [ATTACH=full]1382381[/ATTACH] Antoninus Pius tetradrachm, Roman Alexandria (Isis Pharia on reverse) [ATTACH=full]1382382[/ATTACH] Plus one ancient artifact also depicting Isis with the infant Horus: Egypt (26th Dynasty - Ptolemaic period), green faience amulet depicting Isis, wearing “stepped throne” crown (in form of hieroglyph for Isis's name, Queen of Throne)*, right breast bare, seated on elaborate chair with cross-hatched/basket pattern on sides; on her lap, her son the infant Horus (a/k/a Harpocrates, “Horus-the-child”), wearing sidelock resting upwards against her body; her left hand holds him up behind his head, with her right hand about to offer her breast to him. 60.3 mm. (2 3/8”) H, 30 mm D. [I]Purchased 1/10/2021, Explorer Ancient Art, NYC, ex. DW Collection, NJ (before 1981).[/I] [Dealer's photos.] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/isis-infant-horus-amulet-photo-1-jpg.1273061/[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/isis-infant-horus-amulet-photo-2-jpg.1273062/[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/detail-isis-infant-horus-amulet-photo-1-2-jpg.1273063/[/IMG] *See, e.g., [URL]https://egyptianmuseum.org/deities-isis[/URL] (Isis "is known today by her Greek name Isis; however, the ancient Egyptians called her Aset. Her name translates to 'Queen of the Throne' which is reflected in her headdress, which is typically a throne");[URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis[/URL] ("The hieroglyphic writing of her name incorporates the sign for a throne, which Isis also wears on her head as a sign of her identity"); [URL='https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/egyptian-art/temple-of-dendur-50/cult-and-decoration']https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the...n-art/temple-of-dendur-50/cult-and-decoration[/URL] (the fourth photo down shows a relief from the Temple of Dendur, depicting Isis wearing, on top of her headdress, "a small stepped hieroglyph that depicts a throne and was used to write Isis's name"); [URL]http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/asianartglossary.html[/URL] (referencing "[t]he stepped-throne hieroglyph of Isis").[/QUOTE]
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