Figure of Isis-Aphrodite 2nd century Roman Period Isis-Aphrodite is a form of the great goddess Isis that emphasizes the fertility aspects associated with Aphrodite. She was concerned with marriage and childbirth and, following very ancient pharaonic prototypes, also with rebirth. Elaborate accessories, including an exaggerated calathos (the crown of Egyptian Greco-Roman divinities) emblazoned with a tiny disk and horns of Isis, heighten the effect of her depicting this goddess are found in both domestic and funerary contexts. Popular already in the 3rd to 2nd centuries
Figure of Isis-Aphrodite 2nd century Roman Period Isis-Aphrodite is a form of the great goddess Isis that emphasizes the fertility aspects associated with Aphrodite. She was concerned with marriage and childbirth and, following very ancient pharaonic prototypes, also with rebirth. Elaborate accessories, including an exaggerated calathos (the crown of Egyptian Greco-Roman divinities) emblazoned with a tiny disk and horns of Isis, heighten the effect of her depicting this goddess are found in both domestic and funerary contexts. Popular already in the 3rd to 2nd centuries , they continued to be made in Roman times. Dating technology places this piece in the Roman period, probably about AD 150, and the long narrow face and rather dry expression do not contradict such a date. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3537. Figure of Isis-Aphrodite Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Figure of Isis-Aphrodite. 2nd century Terracotta painted brown, black, red, and pink on white engobe. Roman Period. From Egypt
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