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Isis bust from Cyrene [d/b]

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Alabaster head of Isis with a hair locks and a knot characteristic for Isis and her priestesses, but only a goddess can wear a diadem. Roman sculpture made probably in Egypt found in the Aphrodite temple in Cyrene (Libya); 150-200.
British Museum collection, inv. no. 1861,1127.83
https://britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1861-1127-83