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Aegis of Isis
Aegis of Isis

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
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
ProvenanceBy 1931: Ellen Day Hale collection, Washington, D.C.; 1931: purchased by the MFA from Ellen Day Hale.
(Accession Date: April 1, 1931)
Group shot:  04.1791, 11.1510, 11.1517
A.D. 363–476
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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.
Serpent box
760–30 B.C.
Serpent box
760–30 B.C.
Lizard box
760–30 B.C.
Serpent box
760–30 B.C.