Headless statue of enthroned Serapis
Headless statue of enthroned Serapis
Published 2017-05-02T14:53:19+00:00
Serapis is represented sitting ona throne with the three-headed dog Cerberus at his side. The work is one of the several Roman copies of the god's statue in the Serapeum at Alexandria, attributed to the Greek sculptor Bryaxis. It dates to the 2nd c. AD.
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Date published | 02/05/2017 |
Title | Headless statue of enthroned Serapis |
Date | 2nd c. AD |
Accession | inv. 2004536 |
Period | Imperial Rome |
Medium | Proconnesian Marble |
Credit | National Roman Museum |
Record | https://www.rome-museum.com/national-roman-museum.php |
Place | National Roman Museum |