Winged Isis Relief

She was regarded as the symbolical mother of the king. In myth she sought her dead husband and brother, osiris, conceived her son horsu by him, buried him and mourned him together with her sister nephtys. Isis was regarded as the eye of ra and was worshipped as the great of magic who had protected her son horus from snakes, predators and other dangers thus she would protect mortal children also. In the new kingdom issi was closely connected with hathor whose physical attributes, the cow's horns and sun-disk she adopted. 38h x 20.5w (52x97cm) 30lbs bonded stone.