Egyptian Seated Isis and Horus Statuette

26th Dynasty, 664-525 BC. A well executed bronze figure of Isis with the infant Horus on her lap; the goddess seated with feet resting on a square plinth, with uraeus to the brow, horns and disc crown, incised arm-rings, right hand supporting the left breast and left arm supporting the neck of Horus; the child sitting with extended hands resting alongside his thighs, wearing the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and with sidelock, socket tenon below; mounted on a custom-made stand. A similar figure is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York under accession number 45.4.4. 383 grams total, 15.2cm with stand (6"). Formerly in a private UK collection, formed 1976-2012; previously in the Mr Marks collection, Belgium, assembled between 1967-1976; previously acquired from a Belgian dealer.
Condition Report: Fine condition, crown chipped.