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F41.1 IO, NILE & ISIS

Io, Nile & Isis | Greco-Roman fresco
DETAILS
Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Catalogue No. -
Type Fresco, Imperial Roman III Style
Context Pompeii, Temple of Isis
Date C1st B.C.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

Zeus' paramour Io is received by the goddess Isis in Egypt. The cow-horned maiden is carried upon the shoulder of the river-god Nile (Greek Neilos) and greets Isis with a touch of the hand. The goddess is clothed in a white, linen robe and holds an asp in her hand. The boy Harpocrates stands to her right with a finger pressed to his lips. The unidentified man in the background, perhaps a generic priest of Isis, holds a rattle (sistrum) and herald's wand (caduceus).

ARTICLES

Io, Neilos, Harpocrates