Head from a statue of Isis
2nd – early 1st century BC
Beginning in the second century BC, long corkscrew curls became the characteristic hairstyle of the goddess Isis and deified queens. The profile here is Greek but the back pillar which once extended up into the tresses of the wig belongs to Egyptian tradition. A headdress – probably Isis’s cow horns with sun disk – was once attached to the top of the head.
Beginning in the second century BC, long corkscrew curls became the characteristic hairstyle of the goddess Isis and deified queens. The profile here is Greek but the back pillar which once extended up into the tresses of the wig belongs to Egyptian tradition. A headdress – probably Isis’s cow horns with sun disk – was once attached to the top of the head.
Time:
2nd – early 1st century BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Griechisch - Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Fundort unbekannt
Material/technology:
Granodiorite
Dimensions:
Außenmaß (Objektmaß): 24 cm x 18,5 cm x 17 cm, G 8,4 kg
Objekt inkl. Sockel: 33,5 cm x 18,5 cm x 17 cm, G 10,6 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 9
Provenance
Acquired before 1824
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