Statuette of priestess of Isis
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Statuette of priestess of Isis
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Published 2017-05-02T14:41:00+00:00
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This statuette of priestess of Isis wears a long robe and a cloak tied around the wais in a large Isiac knot. On the lips are traces of the double flute, now lost. the iconography, known mainly from paintings, refers to the celebration of the Navigium Isidis, which saw the participation of Isiac cult initiates, musuicians, singers and dancers. It dates to the 2nd c. AD.
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| Date published | 02/05/2017 |
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| Title | Statuette of priestess of Isis |
| Date | 2nd c. AD |
| Accession | Inv. 128073 |
| Period | Imperial Rome |
| Medium | Marble from Luni |
| Place | National Roman Museum |
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