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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF ISIS-APHRODITE
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The naked goddess standing with weight on right leg, her left leg bent at the knee, with a slight twist to her torso, both arms bent up at the elbow, a mirror in her left hand, her right hand with thumb and index fingers touching to form a circle, wearing bracelets on both arms, her hair drawn back and held in a chignon at the nape of her neck, wearing high diadem with foliate edge, surmounted with double plumes, cow horns and sun disc
10½ in. (27 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The naked goddess standing with weight on right leg, her left leg bent at the knee, with a slight twist to her torso, both arms bent up at the elbow, a mirror in her left hand, her right hand with thumb and index fingers touching to form a circle, wearing bracelets on both arms, her hair drawn back and held in a chignon at the nape of her neck, wearing high diadem with foliate edge, surmounted with double plumes, cow horns and sun disc
10½ in. (27 cm.) high
Provenance
French private collection; acquired by the present owner's mother who formed a collection between 1960-1980.
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