Statue of Queen Isis
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III (ca. 1479–1425 B.C.)
Granite with traces of gold (black-gold granite)
From the Karnak Cache
This statue represents Queen Isis, secondary wife of Thutmose II and mother of Thutmose III. Carved during the mid-18th Dynasty, it reflects her elevated status within the royal household.
The name Isis first appears in the Old Kingdom (2689–2182 B.C.). As a principal figure in the Osiris myth, the goddess Isis was revered as the divine mother of the Pharaoh, who was equated with her son Horus.
Through this association, Queen Isis embodied both maternal and protective roles for the king, linking her to the broader tradition of divine kingship in Egypt.
