Reproduction
bronze samples
Description
Bronze Aegis of Isis, in extremely fine condition. The head has the tripartite wig, and a crown of 12 uraeus serpents with a single uraeus in front centre. On either side of the wig are protective hawks facing outwards. Aegis decorated with horizontal row of uraeus serpents facing inwards with r' signs above. In centre below wig is a scarab beetle, then semi-circular panels below to the edges with designs including lotuses around bottom panel. Rings at back for attachment - one at top below wig; and two in bottom centre (Conserved in British Museum 1968). From Saqqara Sector H5 - 228
Saqqarah
Saqqara Sector H5 - 228
Documentation
- Trope, Betsy Teasley, Excavating Egypt. Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
30th Dynasty - () Ptolemaic Period
Matériel
Dimensions
height: 21.1 cms
length: 22 cms
width: 20 cms
diameter: cms
depth: cms
thickness: cms
N° d'objet
LDUCE-UC30479
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
