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Cameo with a Bust of an Egyptianizing Goddess
late 1st century BCE-4th century CE (Roman Imperial)
gray stone
This intaglio depicts a frontal bust of a goddess, perhaps Isis, with Egyptian elements such as a modius and Isis locks.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.419