VINTAGE EGYPTIAN GODDESS WINGED ISIS FIGURINE

GODDESS | EGYPT / EGYPTIAN

DECOR | HOBBIES & PASTIMES

RESURRECTION / MAGIC / PROTECTION

VINTAGE & ANTIQUES | COLLECTABLES |

DETAILS:

MEASUREMENTS:

HEIGHT: Approx. 8 1/2 inches

WEIGHT: Approx. 1199 grams

MAKERS’ / MANUFACTURERS’ MARKS:

SHUDEHILL GIFTWARE

MADE IN CHINA

(on sticker labels)

NOTES / OTHER DETAILS:

A WINGED EGYPTIAN FIGURINE of THE EGYPTIAN GODDESS ISIS

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

“The wings of Isis symbolise either female falcons or kites,

which are birds of prey that have cries “reminiscent of the cries of distraught women” (Lesko 163).

In this way, the wings represent both power and mourning.

They also represent the resurrective power of Isis,

who fans her wings to give breath back to her dead husband,

Osiris (Baring & Cashford 231).

This is at times reinforced by the green color of the wings

because green symbolises both life and resurrection in Egyptian art (Wilkinson 108).

The wings also symbolise safety

because they are depicted as outspread,

which is a protective gesture in Egyptian art (Freed 22).

In this way, the wings of Isis reveal her magical ability (resurrective power),

her grief, and her protection of the dead.”

(Source: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

“History of Symbolism in Art”)