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Aegis of Isis

945–712 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBronze with inlays of electrum, silver, and bronze
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 27.5 x 19.2 x 29.3 cm (10 13/16 x 7 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.);
Credit LineAdelia Cotton Williams Fund
Accession number31.195
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceBy 1931: Ellen Day Hale collection, Washington, D.C.; 1931: purchased by the MFA from Ellen Day Hale.
(Accession Date: April 1, 1931)
Votive figure
Early first millennium B.C.
Votive plaque
650–550 B.C.
Votive plaque
650–550 B.C.
Talisman
900–700 B.C.
Group shot:  04.1791, 11.1510, 11.1517
A.D. 363–476
Votive bell
late 4th–late 3rd century B.C.
Lizard box
760–30 B.C.
Serpent box
760–30 B.C.
Serpent box
760–30 B.C.