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Clay figure of Isis-Aphrodite
Isis-Hathor-Aphrodite, with traces of paint. The goddess is naked except for jewellery and an elaborate crown. Such images were often painted inside coffins during this period. In an Egyptian context these figures may represent Hathor of the West, a female equivalent to Osiris.
Height: 30 cm
Width: 7 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1988) by Brooks, F. E., Mr and Mrs
Ptolemaic
-100
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-30
Accession number: E.6.1988
Primary reference Number: 63347
Oldadmincategory: P
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Clay figure of Isis-Aphrodite" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/63347 Accessed: 2023-03-27 14:05:39
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Accession Number: E.P.347
Accession Number: E.68.1954
Accession Number: Loan Ant.103.55
Accession Number: E.29.1973
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