ROMAN BRONZE ISIS FORTUNA STATUETTE 1st-2nd century AD A cast statuette of the goddess Isis Fortuna standing robed with a ship's rudder in her right hand and cornucopia in her left, a headdress of horns and feathers; mounted on a custom-made stand. 138 grams, 86 mm including stand. (3 1/4"). Fine condition. Provenance The Egyptian goddess Isis was adopted into Roman religion in the first century AD. Isis had a wide range of powers, including influence over the afterlife. Isis was often combined with Fortuna, a Roman fertility goddess who controlled the fates of individuals and states, and the statuette has attributes of both goddesses.
ROMAN BRONZE ISIS FORTUNA STATUETTE 1st-2nd century AD A cast statuette of the goddess Isis Fortuna standing robed with a ship's rudder in her right hand and cornucopia in her left, a headdress of horns and feathers; mounted on a custom-made stand. 138 grams, 86 mm including stand. (3 1/4"). Fine condition. Provenance The Egyptian goddess Isis was adopted into Roman religion in the first century AD. Isis had a wide range of powers, including influence over the afterlife. Isis was often combined with Fortuna, a Roman fertility goddess who controlled the fates of individuals and states, and the statuette has attributes of both goddesses.
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