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Source Description
A cast silver pendant representing the holy Apis bull, who wears a sun disk with "uraeus" between his horns. Incised lines mark the characteristic triangle on the forehead, wide necklaces and saddle cloth. The bull stands on a kind of sled, which divides in two and turns up in front. The combination of the bull with a sled indicates that the statue of the holy Apis bull is represented and not the divine living bull itself. There is a loop behind the neck to use the statuette as a pendant. The surface of the metal has deteriorated. The right rear leg is broken off and the fore legs both have a crack which goes through the whole material.
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Document identity
localId
15541
label
Apis Bull
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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15541
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Apis Bull
description
A cast silver pendant representing the holy Apis bull, who wears a sun disk with "uraeus" between his horns. Incised lines mark the characteristic triangle on the forehead, wide necklaces and saddle cloth. The bull stands on a kind of sled, which divides in two and turns up in front. The combination of the bull with a sled indicates that the statue of the holy Apis bull is represented and not the divine living bull itself. There is a loop behind the neck to use the statuette as a pendant. The surface of the metal has deteriorated. The right rear leg is broken off and the fore legs both have a crack which goes through the whole material.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from the pyramids in Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-3rd century BCE (early Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
amulets
pendants
amulet-pendants
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.7
height
0.9
depth
2.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 11/16 x W: 3/8 x D: 1 1/16 in. (1.7 x 0.94 x 2.66 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
13th Dynasty
med
silver
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6182
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EGY
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2513
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