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Seated Sculpture of Zeus or Sarapis - FZ.119
Origin: Gadara, Jordan
Circa: 200
BC
to 200
AD
Dimensions:
2.5" (6.4cm) high
x 1.5" (3.8cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Classical
Medium: Bronze
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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Possessing a remarkable vitality for so
small a sculpture, this seated, bearded
deity is almost certainly modeled after
a giant cult statue, perhaps the gold
and ivory image of Serapis found at
Alexandria. Serapis was a Hellenistic
god whose worship was based in Egypt,
blending traits of the Greek Zeus with
older Egyptian deities like Osiris. The
elegant modeling of this figure suggests
that it was carried home from Alexandria
as a souvenir by some visitor to the
god's temple. Now it remains as an
eloquent reminder of a vanished world.
- (FZ.119)
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