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This bronze statuette from the late 2nd Century CE depicts the Egyptian goddess Isis in Hellenized form as Aphrodite but wearing the traditional vulture cap and knotted robe of Isis. Isis was a popular deity in the Roman world from the Hellenistic period onwards and was often conflated with Aphrodite, Venus, Demeter or Rhea. Height: 27.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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APA Style
Art, M. M. o. (2017, November 20). Statuette of Isis-Venus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7655/statuette-of-isis-venus/
Chicago Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of Isis-Venus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 20, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7655/statuette-of-isis-venus/.
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of Isis-Venus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Nov 2017. Web. 06 Sep 2024.