Statue einer ptolemäischen Königin in Isis-Tracht
Ptolemaic period ( 1B.C )
statue of a Ptolemaic queen in Isis attire this statue salvaged from the water of Abu Qir i 1989, represents a deified Ptolemaic queen in Egyptian style and Isis attire, a recurring royal Ptolemaic tradition at least since Ptolemy II. she is dressed in a short - sleeved tunic and fringed mantle, whose ends are wrapped in the form of the traditional Isis knot between the breasts, and a sandal on her feet. in her right hand, she holds the life ( ANKH ) sign and in her left hand, the cornucopia full of grapes and fruits, symbolizing fertility and abundance, since Isis was associated with the Nile flood and the fertility of the land. Date: Ptolemaic period ( 1B.C ) SOURCE: Abu Qir - Alexandria Material: Black Basalt
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Graeco-Roman Museum
statue of a Ptolemaic queen in Isis attire
this statue salvaged from the water of Abu Qir i 1989, represents a deified Ptolemaic queen in Egyptian style and Isis attire, a recurring royal Ptolemaic tradition at least since Ptolemy II. she is dressed in a short - sleeved tunic and fringed mantle, whose ends are wrapped in the form of the traditional Isis knot between the breasts, and a sandal on her feet. in her right hand, she holds the life ( ANKH ) sign and in her left hand, the cornucopia full of grapes and fruits, symbolizing fertility and abundance, since Isis was associated with the Nile flood and the fertility of the land.
Date: Ptolemaic period ( 1B.C )
SOURCE: Abu Qir - Alexandria
Material: Black Basalt