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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bust of Serapis
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Bust of Serapis

Possible OriginAlexandria, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period
Date2nd-3rd Century CE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions4 5/16 x 4 1/8 x 2 3/16 in., 500 g (11 x 10.5 x 5.5 cm, 17 5/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.062
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes Honfleur, Archeologie (23 Decembre 1972), lot 55.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Honfleur, France, December 23, 1972, lot 55. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art