Fayoum / Relief Fragment / Paint / Ceramic

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.6982
Object Name: Relief Fragment
Lot: University of Michigan purchase (Fayoum)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Reliefs
Materials: Paint; Ceramic
Length: 2.0
Width: 5.7
Height: 5.6
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Isis and Serapis shown to waist, probably seated with torch between them, holding identical bowls in front. Serapis is bare-chested, has mantle flung over left shoulder. Curly-headed and bearded, he wears tall headdress. Isis, to his left, wears a shawl knotted front, hanging locks absent. Scarf covers head, with a tall headdress like that of Serapis. She seems to hold torch, but right hand is shown on bowl. She looks left. Light reddish brown clay, hollow cast and painted white.
Verbatim Date: 2nd C AD
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Fayoum
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.6982
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6982/0000_00_6982p02.tif

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Full citation: "Fayoum; Relief Fragment; Paint; Ceramic." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6982/0000_00_6982p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.