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Roman Period
Images of Aphrodite wearing the Egyptian vulture cap are attested from Egypt and Syria. This statuette of the goddess may have been made in the image of the Roman Empress Faustina Minor, wife of Marcus Aurelius.
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Title: Isis-Aphrodite with Egyptian vulture cap
Period: Roman Period
Date: ca. A.D. 161–180
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number: 26.7.1475
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