detail from a Shrine of King Ptolemy VIII and Queen Cleopatra II of Egypt. The shrine held a cult statue of the goddess Isis, who is mentioned in the inscriptions. It stood in one of the sanctuaries of her famous temple on the island of Philae. 2nd century BC

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detail from a Shrine of King Ptolemy VIII and Queen Cleopatra II of Egypt. The shrine held a cult statue of the goddess Isis, who is mentioned in the inscriptions. It stood in one of the sanctuaries of her famous temple on the island of Philae. 2nd century BC

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