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Source Description
Isis stands holding a rearing serpent in each hand; the serpents wear discs on their heads and their tails curl around her arms. The goddess' garment is long and pleated with a knot in the front. Her crown, with uraei, horns, feathers, a disc, and serpents sits atop her wig and vulture cap.
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Document identity
localId
23540
label
Isis Holding Cobras
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object
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Source metadata
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23540
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object
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normalized
title
Isis Holding Cobras
description
Isis stands holding a rearing serpent in each hand; the serpents wear discs on their heads and their tails curl around her arms. The goddess' garment is long and pleated with a knot in the front. Her crown, with uraei, horns, feathers, a disc, and serpents sits atop her wig and vulture cap.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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figurines
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
bronze
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6182
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EGY
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309
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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affd356b5cee6786