ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF ISIS-FORTUNA
Ca. 1-100 AD. A cast bronze statuette demonstrating the multicultural tendencies of Roman religious symbolism. The goddess Fortuna, identified by her characteristic attributes: a ship's rudder in her right hand and cornucopia in her left, is standing robed, but she wears the Egyptian crown with horns and feathers, associated with goddess Isis. Fortuna was an important goddess in Roman religion because she was considered to be the provider of material blessing and the arbiter of human destiny. For a similar example, see The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 54.747. Size: L:70mm / W:40mm ; 51g Provenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market; formerly in an old USA collection, formed since the 1970s.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600