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Source Description
The god Serapis combined aspects of major Egyptian and Greek gods. Created by the Ptolemaic kings to appeal to both the Greek ruling class and the native Egyptian population, Serapis acquired powerful solar, fertility, healing, and funerary associations and eventually became extremely popular throughout the Mediterranean world.
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Document identity
localId
30765
label
Ring with Bust of Serapis
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
30765
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Ring with Bust of Serapis
description
The god Serapis combined aspects of major Egyptian and Greek gods. Created by the Ptolemaic kings to appeal to both the Greek ruling class and the native Egyptian population, Serapis acquired powerful solar, fertility, healing, and funerary associations and eventually became extremely popular throughout the Mediterranean world.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-2nd century BCE (Greco-Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
finger rings
busts
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.5
height
2.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 x W: 1 1/16 in. (4.5 x 2.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
GRC
exhibition_ids
309
2237
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2c13e4ca9accd3f2