Head of a Priest
Scan The World
1,612
views
67
downloads
0 comments
Loading comments... 
Head of a Priest
3D
Published 2018-04-11T13:57:03+00:00
1
0
Add to Collection
Description
This man portrayed in this sculpture is bald, unusually for its time, and has a scar on the right side of his forehead. These signs point to him probably being a priest of the cult of Isis, an Egyptian goddess who was said to have greater magical power than all other gods. She presumably protected the kingdom from its enemies, governed the skies and the natural world, and had power over fate itself. Her cult was imported to Rome from Egypt.
Technical Information
| Date published | 11/04/2018 |
| Complexity | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Head of a Priest |
| Date | 70-100 AD |
| Accession | Sk 332 |
| Period | Roman |
| Medium | Onyx marble |
| Credit | Acquired in 1870 |
| Record | https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
Object Parts
