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Figurine of Isis-Aphrodite Anasyr(o)mene (“Lifting-the-skirt”)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
31.9 x 9.4 cm (12 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.918
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFigurine of Isis-Aphrodite Anasyr(o)mene or perhaps Isis-Bubastis, standing on a rounded plinth, lifting the front of her short-sleeved tunic to reveal her pubic area with back falling in folds beside her legs, and wearing an elaborate, tall headdress and Isis crown. Her hair is parted in the middle with Isis-locks falling onto her shoulders. Back rough and plain.
Coarse red unglazed clay. Mold-made. Traces of white on dress and headdress, and red on headdress. Blackened in places.
Coarse red unglazed clay. Mold-made. Traces of white on dress and headdress, and red on headdress. Blackened in places.
Provenance1886-1887, excavated at Naukratis by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, and assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).