Apis Bull

Description Conservation Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This well modeled bull of pale green faience has a rib cage and mane indicated by an incision. The horns and probably the disk which marked him as the holy Apis bull have broken off. Suspension loop on the back.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
7/23/1959	Treatment	cleaned
8/03/1998	Examination	examined for condition

Exhibitions

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Henry Walters [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

664-332 BC (Late Period)

Medium

Egyptian faience with pale green glaze
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

48.1649

Measurements

H: 7/8 x W: 5/8 x D: 1 3/8 in. (2.23 x 1.57 x 3.46 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View