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This torso of Isis was found in pieces along the main colonnaded street at Perge. The head was found in the monumental nymphaeum. It is carved in white marble and is 4ft. 6in. high. It dates to the second century AD. The goddess is represented as a seated young woman. Her left breast is exposed. Her child, Horus, is in her lap. The folds of her garments, a chiton and a himation, cover a large portion of her body. There is a characteristic knot of drapery above her right breast. Her wavy hair frames an innocent and loving motherly face.
Originally "from" Egypt, by the Late Roman Period Isis was worshiped all over the Roman Empire. She was the goddess of marriage and the protector of ships at sea (see here for her name inscribed on an anchor stock). Eventually, the attributes of many goddesses were folded into her cult.
Click Here for an online Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
