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660, Two-sided. Head of Isis wearing the vulture crown (the head not shown) and pectoral. On the reverse a temple facade with winged disc below points in the pediment; two prostyle lotus columns, disc with uraei on the lintel, a facing Hathor head with pectoral, on a beaded base in the doorway in a border of discs and lines, threshold of rosettes and lines.

  • Record Number: 40004573
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 660
  • Material of Original Gem: PALE GREEN JASPER
  • Description: TWO-SIDED. HEAD OF ISIS WEARING THE VULTURE CROWN (THE HEAD NOT SHOWN) AND PECTORAL. ON THE REVERSE A TEMPLE FACADE WITH WINGED DISC BELOW POINTS IN THE PEDIMENT; TWO PROSTYLE LOTUS COLUMNS, DISC WITH URAEI ON THE LINTEL, A FACING HATHOR HEAD WITH PECTORAL, ON A BEADED BASE IN THE DOORWAY IN A BORDER OF DISCS AND LINES, THRESHOLD OF ROSETTES AND LINES.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 46
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 660
  • Size: 16X13
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:14:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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