Isis Tomb
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: jfu
Creators: jfu
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Jun 16, 2020 08:48 PM
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History
Now lost, the so-called "Isis Tomb" was excavated at Vulci in the 19th century. Based on finds evidence, the tomb is traditionally dated ca. 625 to 550 B.C. Its traditionally assigned name is likely a misnomer, based on a contemporary identification of a bronze bust as representing the Egyptian goddess Isis. The subsequent back-filling of the tomb and uncareful recording at the time have caused the tomb's location to be lost to us.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/309967946
42.418889, 11.631667
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- Isis Tomb (English, modern)
- Less than certain: Isis Tomb located at Vulci (750 BC - 550 BC)
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tomb
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The British Museum in London holds about 60 objects collected from the tomb.
jfu, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Isis Tomb: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/309967946> [accessed: 18 April 2025]
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