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Isis statuette

Figure of enthroned Isis. The goddess is wearing a wig that appears to be tripartite. The figure does not have a crown nor the uraeus on the wig, and the left arm is resting on the thighs, making it unclear if there was once a figure of a child. The face is oval and flattened. Isis brings her right hand to her left breast, and the left arm is bent, with the forearm resting on the thighs. The figure rests on a throne with a narrow backrest. The figure is made of three metal sheets, and the joints are visible on the sides and around the sheet that closes the object at the base. Under the base, there is a round hole through which a dark, crumbly material is visible.

Suppl. 18244
Metal / Copper(?)
712–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Gift, 1976
Not on display
Museo Egizio