Egyptian Ptolemaic marble head of Isis-Aphrodite

E221

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A small marble head from a sculpture depicting the goddess Isis-Aphrodite with centrally parted hair and a mortise to the top of the head for affixing a crown.

Isis-Aphrodite was a syncretic figure linked to fertility and motherhood, she represented a fusion of the Egyptian goddess Isis and the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

Culture
Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC

Size
6 x 3.8 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Grenoble, France; acquired c. 1950’s-1960’s.

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