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Plaque of Isis and Serapis with the bodies of snakes
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1785
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze; human-headed; bodies tied in a square knot. Tails broken.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Dendara. Purchased in Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe, 1904.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1904)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1904)