Classification(s)
- Sculpture
Apis Bull Figurine
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Dateca. 664-30 BCE
MediumMetal: Copper alloy
Dimensions10.2 × 6.7 cm
DescriptionApis bull on thin base, ears and horns/crown broken off, with incised design on back. Shallow attachment tang underneath. Possibly originally part of the decoration of a sacred barque, or staff, or was originally part of a devotional statue with worshipping figure before it.Supplemental Information
Object number1881.19.7
ProvenanceEgypt
Collections
- Archaeological Metals
- Deity Figurines
- Egypt
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