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Source Description
Discovered with other objects of both Greek and Roman styles, this statuette's careful attention to detail shows the stimulating cross-influences found in objects made in Alexandrian workshops. The priest is fully wrapped in his garment in the Egyptian manner. As he holds his wrapped hands forward, he creates a pocket in the drapery that may have held another object, possibly a bowl for ritual purposes.
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Document identity
localId
32313
label
Priest of Isis
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
32313
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Priest of Isis
description
Discovered with other objects of both Greek and Roman styles, this statuette's careful attention to detail shows the stimulating cross-influences found in objects made in Alexandrian workshops. The priest is fully wrapped in his garment in the Egyptian manner. As he holds his wrapped hands forward, he creates a pocket in the drapery that may have held another object, possibly a bowl for ritual purposes.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Ptolemaic-Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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figurines
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12
height
3.7
depth
3.9
dimensionsRaw
4 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1 9/16 in. (12 x 3.7 x 3.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
RelatedObjects
9532
295
med
bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
GRC
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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