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title: Statuette of Isis-Venus
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7655/statuette-of-isis-venus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statuette of Isis-Venus

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Statuette of Isis-Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7655.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7655.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statuette from the late 2nd Century CE depicts the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) goddess [Isis](https://www.worldhistory.org/isis/) in Hellenized form as [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/) but wearing the traditional vulture cap and knotted robe of Isis. Isis was a popular deity in the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) world from the [Hellenistic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenistic_Period/) onwards and was often conflated with Aphrodite, [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/), [Demeter](https://www.worldhistory.org/demeter/) or [Rhea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rhea/). Height: 27.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2017, November 20). Statuette of Isis-Venus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7655/statuette-of-isis-venus/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of Isis-Venus." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 20, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7655/statuette-of-isis-venus/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of Isis-Venus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7655/statuette-of-isis-venus/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/571990) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/571990). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 20 November 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.