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stela
Stela of two serpents. Two Uraeus serpents in relief; two serpents inside frame of Naos, one with beard and crown with sun disc, the other with double feather between horns - They are Isis - Thermouthis and Serapis - Agathadaimon. They are guarantors of royal power and the fertility of the land. Purchased by Wellcome from Egypt in 1931. See article by J Leibovitch 1953 in JNES p 105 fig 14 for inf…
Type of item
- stela
- Roman Period
- Graeco Roman
Type of item
- stela
- Roman Period
- Graeco Roman
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Identifier
- W56
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:56.659Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:35.947Z