Large decorated bronze disc of modern manufacture. Many motifs and iconographies are misinterpreted. The representation of the boats closely recalls Provv. 8318 and Provv. 8319, as do the texts and the central figure holding a censer (or a similar object). On the reverse is a handwritten sticker reading “Collezione Sossio”. Both sides are decorated with concentric rings, alternating between rings divided into sections and rings bearing hieroglyphs. On one side, the outermost ring is divided into 27 sections, the third into 9, the fifth into 15, and the seventh is decorated with radiating lines; at the centre is depicted a bird with feathers on its head, perhaps identifiable as a peacock. On the outermost band, beyond the rings, are various motifs inspired by Egyptian art: at the top, a winged solar disc with rays and two uraei on either side, one with the red crown and one with the white crown; below, a human-headed sphinx flanked by decorative hieroglyphs and two muscular nude men: the man on the left faces frontally, carries a vessel on his head and holds a composite sceptre in his right hand; his right arm hangs straight down, his left arm runs along the body, slightly bent, with the hand resting on the thigh, and his legs are apart. The other man, shown in profile, has a prominent belly, holds in his right hand a sistrum surmounted by a Bes head, and has a lotus flower on his head. On the opposite side of the disc, the outer ring is divided into 12 sections; the third, fifth, and seventh into 30; the ninth is decorated with radiating lines; the remaining bands are adorned with hieroglyphs. At the centre a ram’s head is shown in profile. Outside the rings, as on the other side, various motifs are represented: for example, at the top, an Ouroboros with hieroglyphs inside and above it, flanked by two birds — on the left, a standing falcon, crowned with a solar disc and holding a sceptre between its wings; on the right, perhaps a squatting vulture wearing the double crown and likewise holding a sceptre. The object may be inspired by the Dendera Zodiac, echoing its circular form and the division into registers, and several zodiacal signs are present, such as Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Scorpio, and the constellation of Draco represented as the goddess Taweret.
