Inv. n°: MMoCA117

Terracotta Isis-Aphrodite

Standing nude, this fertility figurine has an elaborate coiffure with corckscrew curls surmounted by a large crown of flowers, cow horns and plumed sun-disk.

h. 46 x w. 16 x d. 6 cm

Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC

Terracotta

Provenance

  • Ex private collection, France, early 19th century
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries from Jean-David Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, Switzerland, 22nd September 2006, lot 95
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 22nd October 2008

Publications

  • Jean-David Cahn Auktionen AG, Kunstwerke Der Antike, 22nd September 2006, lot 95
  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2007, no. 223
  • P. Clayton, "Ancient Egypt" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 52, fig. 38
  • B. Cassin, M. Garsson and M. Moliner, "Elaborations", Objets Migrateurs - Trésors sous influences, Musées de Marseille, 2022, p. 103-104, fig. 59

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Objets migrateurs, trésors sous influence, Centre de la Vieille Charité de Marseille, Marseille, France, 8th April 2022 — 16th October 2022

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

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