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Source Description
This attire of the Egyptian goddess Isis features the characteristic "Isis knot" between the breasts. The sheaves of grain flanking her crown are not an Egyptian attribute but associate Isis with Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture. Isis had an enormous following during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, not only in Alexandria (where she was worshiped jointly with Serapis) and Rome, but also in the most important provincial cities.
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Document identity
localId
15040
label
Isis Holding a Cobra
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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15040
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Isis Holding a Cobra
description
This attire of the Egyptian goddess Isis features the characteristic "Isis knot" between the breasts. The sheaves of grain flanking her crown are not an Egyptian attribute but associate Isis with Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture. Isis had an enormous following during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, not only in Alexandria (where she was worshiped jointly with Serapis) and Rome, but also in the most important provincial cities.
provenance
Giovanni Dattari, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Giovanni Dattari Sale, Paris, 1912, no. 413, p. 48, pl. XLVII; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Roman)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Metal
figurines
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8
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8
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import
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units
cm
width
34.4
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8
depth
10.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 9/16 x W: 3 1/8 x D: 4 1/8 in. (34.4 x 8 x 10.6 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
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6182
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EGY
ROM
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2200
2237
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