statue of a Ptolemaic queen in Isis attire
this statue salvaged from the water of Abu Qir i 1989 , represents a deified Ptolemaic queen in Egyptian style and Isis attire , a recurring royal Ptolemaic tradition at least since Ptolemy II . she is dressed in a short - sleeved tunic and fringed mantle , whose ends are wrapped in the form of the traditional Isis knot between the breasts , and a sandal on her feet . in her right hand , she holds the life ( ANKH ) sign and in her left hand , the cornucopia full of grapes and fruits , symbolizing fertility and abundance , since Isis was associated with the Nile flood and the fertility of the land .
Date: Ptolemaic period ( 1B.C )
SOURCE: Abu Qir - Alexandria
Material: Black Basalt
