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Head of Isis or Queen as Isis

Accession: 22.417
Dynasty: 30th-early Ptolemaic Dynasty
Date: ca. 360-300 BCE (Late Period-early Ptolemaic)
Date range: 372 BCE – 300 BCE
Materials: ['limestone']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Head of Isis or Queen as Isis (22.417). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220985

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<p>Probably meant for temple use, such statues tended to blend the figure of the queen with that of the goddess of the temple. The head is carved in typically Egyptian style with idealized features. The eyes are depicted in a conventionalized manner, outlined with raised cosmetic lines. The corners of the mouth lift in a slight smile.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.417' rel='external'>Head of Isis or Queen as Isis</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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Deities Isis

Cross-references (2)

Walters-AccNum 22.417 tier-2
Walters-id 29096 tier-2

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