17-10-2016, 08:39 AM
I would like to deepen the analysis of the image I posted You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., comparing the blue-haired ring-holding nymph to various depictions of the Egyptian-Greek-Roman goddess Isis.
At the time I mainly focused on the similarity of the headdress and the object held. Yet there are two more clues hidden in the figure's hair.
A quote from the wiki will suffice to explain the blue hair:
And, perhaps more importantly, I noticed just now that, even though the hair of the nymphs is usually quite messy, we can still see a braid or curl of some kind on the left. This, again, points to Greco-Roman period depictions of young goddesses like Isis.
At the time I mainly focused on the similarity of the headdress and the object held. Yet there are two more clues hidden in the figure's hair.
A quote from the wiki will suffice to explain the blue hair:
Quote:Other Greek gods were also shown as having blue hair. This imagery may stem from Egyptian myth, in which their gods were said to have hair of lapis lazuli. [...] Color in ancient Greece and Egypt were also more expressive rather than natural: blue or gold indicated divinity because of its unnatural appearance and association with precious materials.
And, perhaps more importantly, I noticed just now that, even though the hair of the nymphs is usually quite messy, we can still see a braid or curl of some kind on the left. This, again, points to Greco-Roman period depictions of young goddesses like Isis.