
Sujet
Medallion with depiction of the goddess Isis
Légende
Medallion with depiction of the goddess Isis, In Alexandria Isis was the patroness of seafarers and from there her cult spread throughout the Mediterranean. Here she is represented as the divine mother with breast bared and has fertility and chthonic aspects. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Ptolemaic period, 2nd 1st C BC. Alexandria.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Christie's, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A20_289
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
32,9Mo (1,9Mo) / 25,1cm x 32,8cm / 2970 x 3877 (300dpi)