Egyptian cippus of Isis (steatite, Ptolemaic Period c. 332-30 BC)
This is a rarely found depiction of the goddess Isis on a cippus. Shown here wearing a tripartite wig, surmounted by solar disc between cow horns, standing on a pair of crocodiles, her arms bent upwards, each hand holding snakes and scorpions, a lion hangs vertically in the right hand, an antelope in the left hand, both held by their tail, inscribed on the reverse with four columns of protective magical spells. Inscribed beneath is an ouroboros, a serpent or dragon eating its own tail, representing the continuous cycle of destruction and rebirth. The face of the goddess is worn, as is often the case with Horus, suggesting the cippus was frequently used.
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