WALTERS-EG
Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion
Description
<p>The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of cow horns and sun-disk. The inscription on the shaft is badly damaged. The phrase: "Isis may give life" has been preserved.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.546' rel='external'>Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Bronze figurine depicting a goddess-like figure standing on a cartouche-like or shield-like base with a scorpion in front of/attached to her raised hands.
The image shows a small dark green/bronze-colored sculptural figure viewed from the front on a modern rectangular support. The figure has a human female head or head-dress with a raised arm position; in the foreground, a scorpion-like form with a curled tail and segmented body appears above/within the hands. The body shape includes a narrow torso and a pedestal-like element around the lower body. No clearly legible inscriptions, cartouches, or complete hieroglyphic text are visible in the photograph. The surface shows casting/metal patina consistent with bronze. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is apparent.
religious
unclear (likely Late Period to Ptolemaic/Egyptian bronze cult figurine style, but not determinable from the image alone)
good
Deities
Isis-Serget
Materials
bronze
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
[Translation] Isis may give life
Connections
Deities
Isis
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 54.546 tier-2
- Walters-id 12684 tier-2
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