statuette

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Object Type
Museum number: 1861,1127.84
Description: Marble statuette of the Egyptian goddess Isis. The head and forearms were attached separately. She probably held the sistrum (rattle) and situla (pail) used in the rites of her cult.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 150-200 (circa)
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Sir Robert Murdoch Smith; Excavated by: Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Temple of Aphrodite (Cyrene)
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 0.53 metres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names
Acquisition name: From: Sir Robert Murdoch Smith; From: Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Acquisition date: 1861
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1861,1127.84

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