A Roman bronze figure of Isis-Fortuna, carrying a torch in her right hand and a bountiful cornucopia in her left with snake coiled around the lower part, wearing the headdress of Isis and himation draped over her head, and with central Medusa plate on her chest, traces of a wing behind, mounted -- 5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high; and a Romano-British bronze attachment with the bust of Athena, wearing high crested helmet, cylindrical socket for attachment behind -- 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high, both 2nd Century A.D. (2)

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A Roman bronze figure of Isis-Fortuna, carrying a torch in her right hand and a bountiful cornucopia in her left with snake coiled around the lower part, wearing the headdress of Isis and himation draped over her head, and with central Medusa plate on her chest, traces of a wing behind, mounted -- 5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high; and a Romano-British bronze attachment with the bust of Athena, wearing high crested helmet, cylindrical socket for attachment behind -- 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high, both 2nd Century A.D. (2)

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