Black basalt statue of the goddess Isis from Egypt

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Black basalt statue of the goddess Isis from Egypt
Black basalt statue of the goddess Isis from Egypt

Striding black basalt statue of the goddess Isis in the model of a queen. She wears a close fitting draped garment, covering the shoulders, and knotted between the breasts (known as an Isis knot). Her right arm falls naturally along her body and the hand is closed with emblematic stave. In her left arm she holds a cornucopia. Her wig consists of several ringlets falling over her shoulders.

The entire surface of the stone is pitted. Some areas especially the back pillar may not have been polished. The left shoulder, top of cornucopia, bottom of cornucopia, and the tip of the thumb and the first finger of the left hand are gone. The ringlet at the right from shoulder is mostly gone as the right thumb and part of the emblematic stave. The head is gone above the chin and the feet are gone above the ankle. Even without a head, she has a real presence.

Romano-Egyptian, 1st c. CE (Roman era in Egypt)
Findspot apparently unknown

Brooklyn Museum (74.220)

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Taken on: January 18, 2024
Sets appears in:   • Ancient religion    • Brooklyn Museum   
Groups appears in:   • Museum    • Roman Empire    more » • The Ancient World    • World Archaeology & Arts/ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ&ΤΕΧΝΕΣ-Rea    « less
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