Isis-Aphrodite clasping a garment rolled about her hips

Roman Period

A.D. 1st–2nd century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 137

It has been suggested that this statuette represents the Empress Faustina Minor, wife of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180) in the role of Isis/Aphrodite, thus attributing to Faustina a role as guarantor of the grain shipments from Egypt to Rome at a time of revolt in part of the Empire.

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Title: Isis-Aphrodite clasping a garment rolled about her hips
Period: Roman Period
Date: A.D. 1st–2nd century
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Height: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.2.2
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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