Isis-Fortuna Holding a Cornucopia

1st century BCE-4th century CE (Roman Imperial) H: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm) Citation

The cornucopia, held in her proper left hand, and the plumed disc on her head indicate that this figure is Isis-Fortuna. The Egyptian goddess Isis was identified with Fortuna after the Roman conquest of Egypt, and Roman statuettes of this type are common.

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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [cat. no. 139]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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