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Isis priestess, Fayum portrait, 2nd C [d/b]

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In the Walters Art Museum Inv. no. 32.4

130-200 CE; from Egypt, Sheikh ‘Ibada (Antinoopolis)

Her white robes are tied up with an “Isis Knot”, a very dark shawl has gold decorations. White garment & a black with gold sash was characteristic from Isis priestess. Her hairstyle indicated the Isis priestess also.

Jewelry: big earrings with pearls, lunula shaped top part. Big medallion on very thick chain / torc.

Radpour, R., Gates, G.A., Kakoulli, I. et al. Identification and mapping of ancient pigments in a Roman Egyptian funerary portrait by application of reflectance and luminescence imaging spectroscopy. Herit Sci 10, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00639-5

Portrait mentioned in the publication:
A Priestess of Isis at Swarthmore College David L. Thompson https://www.jstor.org/stable/504977

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