• Display number in vitrine: 35
Previous Publications: Previously unpublished Height: 47.8 mm
Iconographic type: Head of Isis or a Ptolemaic queen, wearing a basileion crown (bovine horns, a solar disc, two plumes), a radiate crown, a wreath, and, at the right base of the crown, a projecting, slightly curved applique object which may represent a ray from a radiate crown (Chapter 4.2.1. 2) . Attachment scars on the right and left sides of the figurine’s head attest to the former presence of at least three other such projecting elements, probably radiate rays
Archaeological Context: Unknown (Chapter 5.10.1)
Fabric Type: Reddish “Cycladic” fabric, untempered, levigated (Chapter 2.5.3)
Manufacturing Techniques:
• Type of temper used (Chapter 3.4.1): Untempered
• Number of molds used (Chapter 3.4.2): Double-molded
• Condition of mold: Decent, somewhat worn
• Solid or hollow: Hollow
• Presence of vents (Chapter 3.4.3)? Too fragmentary to tell
• Presence of separate base? Too fragmentary to tell
• Presence of visible fingerprints? No
• Evidence of reworking (Chapter 3.4.3)? Front side has fewer irregularities than back side, suggesting surface smoothing on front side alone
• Handmade applique elements present (Chapter 3.4.2)? Radiate rays (now broken off, remaining only as stumps); objects which may be either lotus buds or ears of wheat
• Method of attachment of head, limbs, etc. (Chapter 3.4.2): Since head comes from a double mold rather than a single mold, it is likely that it was molded together with the body, rather than having been attached separately after molding
• Evidence of “bubbles” created by plaster mold (Chapter 3.4.2)? No
• Appearance of back of figurine: Very roughly modeled
• Presence of preserved slip, self-slip, and/or limewash (Chapters 3.4.4, 3.4.5)? Limewash
• Presence of preserved paint (Chapter 3.4.5)? Yellow traces (10YR 6/8) on solar disc and bovine horns; blue traces (MICHEL color: 31-34-6) at base of feather plumes. Possible, but highly uncertain, black traces (10YR 2/1) on wreath and object projecting from right side of wreath.
• Evidence for repair: No
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