ISIS WITH SIRIUS, THE DOG-STAR, the goddess wearing sun disk between cow's horns and feathers, sitting on the dog, Sirius, which is crowned by a star, repaired and damaged, 4 3/8in. (11.2cm.) high, from the Fayoum | Christie's

Lot 94

ISIS WITH SIRIUS, THE DOG-STAR, the goddess wearing sun disk between cow's horns and feathers, sitting on the dog, Sirius, which is crowned by a star, repaired and damaged, 4 3/8in. (11.2cm.) high, from the Fayoum

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ISIS WITH SIRIUS, THE DOG-STAR, the goddess wearing sun disk between cow's horns and feathers, sitting on the dog, Sirius, which is crowned by a star, repaired and damaged, 4 3/8in. (11.2cm.) high, from the Fayoum

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Item one: Isis appears in the guise of Isis Sothis, associated with Sirius the Dog Star. Cf Fouquet, p. 22, pl. XVI, no. 76

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