Stele dedicated to Isis

This slab was probably dedicated to Isis by two women, perhaps freedwomen of the same Roman lady. The subject of Isis became popular in Greek and Roman sculpture when Egypt became a Roman province in the 1st century B.C. From there on, mystery cults mixing Greco-Roman and Egyptian mythology spread across the Roman Empire. Isis was particulary celebrated, and her figure was often associated with Aphordite. That is why statues of Isis may be found in Greece and in Italy.这块石板大概率由两位女性敬献给伊西斯（Isis），她们或许是同一位罗马贵妇的释奴。公元前1世纪埃及成为罗马行省后，伊西斯主题在希腊与罗马雕塑中逐渐流行开来。自此之后，融合希腊罗马与埃及神话的神秘崇拜教派便在罗马帝国境内广为传播。伊西斯备受推崇，其形象常与阿佛洛狄忒（Aphrodite）相关联。这也正是为何在希腊与意大利境内均可见伊西斯的雕像。