Fragment of a bowl

Unknown

30 B.C.–A.D. 364 · Black stone (possibly soapstone) · Egyptian Art

The interior of this elaborate bowl is carved with the figure of a woman, perhaps the goddess Isis, supporting a smaller standing figure, possibly her son Horus, who is represented naked with his finger to his mouth in a pose traditionally associated with childhood. On the center of the exterior is a rosette surrounded by laurel wreath, grape vine, and loop borders. Small dishes of this type were particularly popular in Upper Egypt during the Roman period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

30 B.C.–A.D. 364

Medium

Black stone (possibly soapstone)

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1911