M0017652: Statues of Ancient Egyptian deities Amen Re and Isis

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Egyptian deities; Amen Re of bronze, Isis of wood

Photograh of statues of two Ancient Egyptian deities. The statue of Amen Re is made of bronze on a marble base. It was purchased at auction in 1919 by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1945 (accession number R73/1945). The statue of Isis is made of wood and was purchased at auction in 1934 by the Museum and accessioned in 1959 (accession number R144/1959). Neither statue is held by Wellcome Collection.

November 1959

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: R73/1945 and R144/1

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.