30BC-2nd cent A Romano-Egyptian terracotta figurine of Serapis SUP

Egypt, ca 30BC-2nd cent AD.
Romano-Egyptian reddish-brown terracotta figurine of Serapis
He is standing dressed.
At the sides are branches.
The statue is hollow.
It measures 140 x 110 x 40 mm.
From a USA-collector, prior to 1970.
Fully intact and very rare!
Egypt, ca 30BC-2nd cent AD.
Romano-Egyptian reddish-brown terracotta figurine of Serapis
He is standing dressed in Lorica Segmentata.
At the sides are branches.
The statue is hollow.
It measures 140 x 110 x 40 mm.
From a USA-collector, prior to 1970.
Fully intact and very rare!
Serapis, also spelled Sarapis, Greco-Egyptian deity of the Sun first encountered at Memphis, where his cult was celebrated in association with that of the sacred Egyptian bull Apis (who was called Osorapis when deceased). He was thus originally a god of the underworld but was reintroduced as a new deity with many Hellenic aspects by Ptolemy I Soter (reigned 305–284 BC), who centred the worship of the deity at Alexandria.
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