Isis with the Infant Horus Papyrus Print

This piece depicts the Egyptian goddess Isis holding the child Horus. It's hand-painted in acid-free acrylic on sustainable Egyptian papyrus. It's an embellishment of a previous original painting that is still available as a print. Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. She was the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, and the downtrodden, and she listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats, and rulers. Isis is often depicted as the mother of Horus and is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children. Although Isis's original headdress was a throne, after she assimilated many of the roles of Hathor, Isis's headdress was replaced with that of Hathor: the horns of a cow on her head, with the solar disc between them. Usually she was depicted with her young child, Horus (the pharaoh). Ancient sky goddesses who held the title "Queen of Heaven" included Isis, Astarte, Ishtar, and Inanna. (Primary source: Wikipedia) Every attempt has been made to make sure the colours on your screen match the original, but due to variations on computer displays it may appear differently to you. While it depicts a common scene from Egyptian mythology using papyrus and original pigments, it is an original design and not a recreation of an image in the public domain.