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Deze spaarpot in terracotta heeft de vorm van een bijenkorf met een horizontale opening bovenaan. Hij is versierd met twee tegenover elkaar staande slangen, opgericht op hun kronkels. Links bevindt zich Sjai Agathodaimon, getooid met de dubbele kroon  "pschent"; rechts staat Isis Thermoethis, getooid met de kroon met zonneschijf en veren. De twee slangen, van Egyptische origine maar vereenzelvigd met Griekse godheden, spelen de rol van bewakers. Het stuk is afkomstig uit opgravingen in El-Bahnasa en dateert uit de 2e eeuw van onze tijdrekening.

This terracotta money box takes the form of a hive with a horizantal opening at the top. It is decorated by two serpents facing each other, standing on their coils. To the left the figure Shai Agathos Daimon, wearing the "pschent" (double crown); to the right Isis Thermouthis, wearing a crown with solar disk and feathers. The two serpents, of egyptian origin but assimilated to Greek divinities, play the role of guardians. The piece comes from the excavations of El-Bahnasa and dates from the 2nd century of our era.

Diese Sparbüchse aus gebranntem Ton hat die Form eines Bienenkorbes mit einer horizontalen Öffnung an der Oberseite. Sie ist mit zwei sich auf ihren Windungen aufrichtenden Schlangen dekoriert, die sich gegenüberstehen. Die linke ist Schai Agathos Daimon, der die "Pschent" auf dem Kopf trägt; rechts ist Isis mit der Krone aus Sonnenscheibe und Federn. Die beiden Schlangen sind ägyptischen Ursprungs, aber an griechische Gottheiten angeglichen, und spielen die Rolle von Wächtern. Das Stück stammt aus den Grabungen von el-Bahnasa und datiert in das 2. Jahrhundert n. Chr.

Questo salvadanaio di terracotta ha la forma di alveare con copertura orizzontale alla sommitá. Esso é decorato con due serpenti affrontati, drizzati sui loro anelli. A sinistra figura Shai Agathodémon, che indossa il "pshent" (doppia corona); a destra Iside Thermuthis, con la corona a disco solare e a piume. I due serpenti, di origine egiziana ma assimilati a delle divinitá greche, svolgono il ruolo di guardiani. Il pezzo proviene dagli scavi di El-Bahnasa e data al II secolo della nostra era.

Este mealheiro em terracota tem a forma de uma colmeia com uma ranhura horizontal em cima. Está decorado com duas serpentes afrontadas em cima de dois animais. A esquerda está Chai-Agathodémon com um «pchent», à direita figura Isis-Thermuthis com uma coroa de disco solar e plumas. As duas serpentes, de origem egípcia mas assimiladas a divindades gregas, desempenham o papel de guardiäs. A peça foi achada nas escavaçöes de El-Bahnassa e data do século III da nossa era.

Esta hucha de barro cocido tiene forma de una colmena con una abertura horizontal en la parte de arriba. Está decorada con dos serpientes enfrentadas, erguidas sobre sus anillos. A la izquierda parece Shai Agathodemon, tocada con un doble corona (pshent); a la derecha Isis Thermuthis, tocada con una corona con disco solar con plumas. Las dos serpientes, de origen egipcio pero asimiladas a dos divinidades griegas, hacen de guardianas. La pieza proviene de las excavaciones de El-Bahnasa y data del siglo II de nuestra era.

This terracotta money box takes the form of a hive with a horizantal opening at the top. It is decorated by two serpents facing each other, standing on their coils. To the left the figure Shai Agathos Daimon, wearing the "pschent" (double crown); to the right Isis Thermouthis, wearing a crown with solar disk and feathers. The two serpents, of egyptian origin but assimilated to Greek divinities, play the role of guardians. The piece comes from the excavations of El-Bahnasa and dates from the 2nd century of our era.

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