Coffin Fragment Showing Mourning Isis, ca. 664–332 Wood, pigment, Egyptian, 14 3/16 x 12 5/8 in. (36 x 32 cm). Brooklyn Museum, One foot of an anthropoid coffin lid, bearing a polychrome likeness of the goddess Isis. Isis strides left, her right hand clasping the wrist of her left in a gesture of mourning. She is shown wearing a thin two halter costume with no top. A broad collar, bag wig and two bracelets complete the costume. The figure is flanked on either side by a column of hieroglyphs.

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Size: 3024px × 4032px
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Photo credit: © David Grossman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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