" A Study of the Donkey and the Lyre Statue from the Greco- Roman Egypt".

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The Research Focused on the Alexandrian Statue, which depicted the Donkey Who holds the Lyre, Which dating from the First Century B.C.
The Research Follow an introduction,  the Descriptive, Analytical Study, and Finally the most important results. The Research depended on Greek Roman Sources, and Foreign References.
The Most Important Results:
First: This Terracotta represents a depiction of one of the religious initiation rites of the Isis cult "Golden Ass".
Second: This Terracotta symbolizes the happy ending by playing the Lyre and the coronation of the Wreath of Victory.
Third: The Terracotta of the musical Ass was a depiction of the mixed culture of the Egyptian and Roman Greek cultures in portraying the ancient Egyptian theme of the donkey and the lyre, which traces its roots to an ancient rite of passage that may have been associated with donkeys, ropes and animal forms in ancient Greece.

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