Isis lactans with Harpocrates, Clay, pressed into the mold, hand modeled, fired (pottery), Clay, Total: Height: cm; Width: cm; Depth: cm, Pottery, Early Imperial Period, Middle Imperial Period, Late Imperial Period, On a wickerwork basket sits a plump female figure with her legs folded under, giving birth to an infant From her right shoulder the garment reaches to the breast and ends there in the so-called isis knot. The hair is adorned with a decorative ribbon of two rosettes and a palmette, on each side three corkscrew curls fall down on the shoulders.

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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