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

Salome Dan-Goor; Yana Tchekhanovets

doi:10.1484/J.LA.5.125236

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

Salome Dan-Goor, Yana Tchekhanovets

Department of Bible Studies, Archeology and the Ancient Near East

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	579-585
Number of pages	7
Journal	Liber Annuus
Volume	70
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1484/J.LA.5.125236
State	Published - Jan 2020

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

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