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A statue of the goddess Isis, 400 BCE. Nye Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with Memento beta (now ReMake) from AutoDesk.
The goddess of fertility, Isis, was worshipped all over the Mediterranean, and this depiction of the priestess is from Rome. She is holding a pail to hold water for purification.
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Marchal, G. (2017, January 23). The Goddess Isis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/80/the-goddess-isis/
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Marchal, Geoffrey. "The Goddess Isis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 23, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/80/the-goddess-isis/.
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Marchal, Geoffrey. "The Goddess Isis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Jan 2017. Web. 21 Dec 2024.