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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
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)