This all relief, lovingly carved from volcanic basalt by artisans in Egypt, features a kneeling goddess Isis spreading her wings of protection. Invite Isis to grace your altar with magic, love, protection, and healing or place her as a powerful guardian to your temple or ritual space!

Isis began as an Egyptian goddess of love, magic, and protection but was later worshiped throughout the Greco-Roman world. Called Aset, or “Goddess of the Throne,” during the Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BCE) for the throne that crowned her head, Isis resurrected her brother and lover Osiris after he was slain by Set, God of chaos, and gave birth to the falcon-headed Horus, God of kingship and the sky. Thus was Isis divine mother to all living pharaohs. She aids the dead in entering the afterlife just as she had resurrected Osiris into his role of Lord of the Underworld and is invoked in healing spells amongst everyday people as she had restored her consort’s body. In the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BCE), Isis gained the attributes of goddesses such as Hathor, whose horned sun disk crown adorned the head of Isis as well. As her worship spread, Isis absorbed the traits of feminine deities throughout the known world— Artemis, Aphrodite, Diana, Athena, Demeter, and Hekate—becoming a truly universal Goddess!

Materials: Basalt (volcanic stone)
Height: 13 inches
Width: 13 inches