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<em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

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Head of Isis-Fortuna

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Marble
  • Possible Place Collected: Alexandria, Egypt
    • DATES 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E.
    PERIOD Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 62.45
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not documented, reportedly from Alexandria, Egypt; by April 11, 1962, acquired by J.J. Klejman Gallery, New York, NY; April 11, 1962, purchased from J.J. Klejman Gallery by the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION White marble head of Isis-Tyche. Head twisted slightly to right, mouth open with teeth indicated. Wavy hair with curls around neck. Elaborate composite headdress composed of feathers with disk, horns, and modius. Small drill hole in each eye. Condition: Surface, especially right side, considerably erroded. Feathers chipped, one horn (right) now lost. General condition good.
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    CAPTION Head of Isis-Fortuna, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
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    <em>Head of Isis-Fortuna</em>, 1st century B.C.E.– 2nd century C.E. Marble, 14 x 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (35.5 x 21.5 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 62.45. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.45_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

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