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Source Description
A scarab with wings is engraved on the bull's neck, and a saddle with two more pairs of wings are engraved on the back.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
17422
label
Apis, Bull of Memphis
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17422
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Apis, Bull of Memphis
description
A scarab with wings is engraved on the bull's neck, and a saddle with two more pairs of wings are engraved on the back.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from the pyramids]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.8
height
14.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 x L: 5 5/8 in. (17.8 x 14.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
cast bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d913c260849fc9c8