Bust of Sarapis

Bust of Sarapis

The torso of this bust of Sarapis is covered by the folds of his garment. The head is characteristically rendered with five locks on the forehead, a full beard parted in the middle, and an undecorated kalathos on top of the head. The kalathos is a grain measure symbolizing fecundity which forms part of the classical iconography of Sarapis.

Present location PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM

Inventory number 5196

Dating ROMAN PERIOD

Archaeological Site UNKNOWN

Category STATUE

Material CALCITE/ALABASTER

Technique SCULPTURED

Height 21.2 cm

Width 15.8 cm

Depth 5.8 cm

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Bibliography•Hornbostel, W., Sarapis : Studien zur Überlieferungsgeschichte, den Erscheinungsformen und Wandlungen der Gestalt eines Gottes (Études Préliminaires aux Religions Orientales dans L'Empire Romain 32), Leiden 1973, Abb. 225.

•Eggebrecht, A. (Hrsg.), Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim : Die ägyptische Sammlung, Hildesheim - Mainz 1993, Abb. 105.