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Isis-Aphrodite with Egyptian vulture cap

Roman Period
161–180 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 169
Images of Aphrodite wearing the Egyptian vulture cap are attested from Egypt and Syria. This statuette of the goddess may have been made in the image of the Roman Empress Faustina Minor, wife of Marcus Aurelius.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Isis-Aphrodite with Egyptian vulture cap
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Reign: probably reign of Marcus Aurelius
  • Date: 161–180 CE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.1475
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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