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Egyptian Isis-Demeter on a Throne, Roman Period, 200-250 AD

Rare portrayal of the enthroned Isis-Demeter with a floral wreath and grain ears arranged  across her chest.

The goddess is holding a torch (?), a small bag is suspended from her left wrist.

The head shows chubby features, beady eyes and purse lips. The Severan style hairdo with a nimbus behind and topped by the solar disk between cow’s horns.

For a related terracotta of the nursing Isis cf. item no. 1028 in: W. Schürmann. Katalog der antiken Terrakotten im Badischen Landesmuseum Karlsruhe. Göteborg 1989.

Broken below the knees. Back side missing. Cheek and jaw chipped off.

H. 13.5 cm (5.3 in)

Swiss art market

460 USD