A Metal Figurine of Fortuna-Isis from the City of David

The paper presents an imported Roman lead figurine of Fortuna-Isis recently discovered during salvage excavations in the City of David, in an archaeological context dated to the mid-4th century CE. The presence of this Hellenistic-Roman Egypt syncretic deity was previously unattested in Jerusalem�...

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Authors: Dan-Goor, Salome (Author) ; Tseḥanovits, Yanah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum [2020]
In: Liber annuus
Year: 2020, Volume: 70, Pages: 579-585
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Excavation / Lead / Figure / Archaeology / Syncretism / Divinity
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
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Summary:The paper presents an imported Roman lead figurine of Fortuna-Isis recently discovered during salvage excavations in the City of David, in an archaeological context dated to the mid-4th century CE. The presence of this Hellenistic-Roman Egypt syncretic deity was previously unattested in Jerusalem's archaeological record.
ISSN:0081-8933
Contains:Enthalten in: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem), Liber annuus
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.LA.5.125236