Thutmose III Suckled by the Sycamore Goddess

 

Thutmose III Suckled by the Sycamore Goddess
Egypt: New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty
Reign of Thutmose III (1504-1450 BCE)
 
In Egyptian art, a goddess often assumed the form of a tree. In this image, the goddess is Isis, and she appears as a sycamore tree suckling the dead king Thutmose III.
 
 
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