AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA ISIS-APHRODITE
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AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA ISIS-APHRODITE

ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA ISIS-APHRODITE
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner, Japan, by 1974.
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This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

Isis-Aphrodite was a syncretistic goddess that combined the qualities of fertility associated with Aphrodite and the elements of rebirth connected to Isis. This terracotta is closely related to a polychrome example at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 1991.76.

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