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Source Description
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of cow horns and sun-disk. The inscription on the shaft is badly damaged. The phrase: "Isis may give life" has been preserved.
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Document identity
localId
12684
label
Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
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12684
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion
description
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of cow horns and sun-disk. The inscription on the shaft is badly damaged. The phrase: "Isis may give life" has been preserved.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 663-346 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
figurines
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5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.7
height
8.5
dimensionsRaw
5 x 3 3/8 in. (12.7 x 8.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
style
Saitic
inscriptions
[Translation] Isis may give life
dynasty
26th-30th Dynasty
med
bronze
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6182
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EGY
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none
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