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Zeus-Ammon
The god is clothed in a "himation" (mantle) and has a long beard and the Egyptian composite crown of Amun-Re with ram horns, sun disk, two plumes, and a uraeus serpent on either side. He holds a thunderbolt in his left hand.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Giovanni Dattari, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Lambros-Dattari Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 17-19, 1912, p. 49, no. 421; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2002 | Serapis: The Creation of a God. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/18/1954 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/17/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 3/1/2002 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.984