Egypt

Isis of Egypt sits on her lion throne nursing her sacred son Horus. Her head is crowned with a snake and horns. She is often depicted in black basalt. Isis and Horus become models for the Virgin Mary and child. Egyptian; c. 600-400 BCE; Leiden Museum, Netherlands

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