This 2nd century BCE relief, found at Henchir el-Athermine, in Tunisia, shows four deities. Isis is at left with a sistrum. At the rear stands Serapis. Dionysus carries his thyrsus at the right. In front is the child Harpocrates holding a cornucopia. The relief is at the Louvre.
Friday, August 11, 2006
A Brace Of Immortals
This 2nd century BCE relief, found at Henchir el-Athermine, in Tunisia, shows four deities. Isis is at left with a sistrum. At the rear stands Serapis. Dionysus carries his thyrsus at the right. In front is the child Harpocrates holding a cornucopia. The relief is at the Louvre.
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