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Relief of Isis and Harpocrates
JE 47108 Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Limestone
Size: Height: 75 cm; Width: 56 cm
Location: Batn Ihrit (Theadelphia)
Period: Roman Period (1st - 2nd Century AD)
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Between two small pillars, Isis
and Harpocrates appear as though in a small temple. Isis
wears her traditional lunar disk between two cow horns,
with a lotus flower and ears of corn held in her right
hand. On the head of Harpocrates is the crown of Lower
and Upper Egypt. Temples to the ancient Egyptian goddess
Isis were built throughout the Roman empire, including
Rome itself.
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