Lot n° 134
Estimation :
500 - 800
EUR
Statuette of the god Apis - Lot 134
Statuette of the god Apis
Egypt
Late Period, circa 663-332 B.C.
Bronze
L. 8 cm - H. 7.5 cm (without tenon)
A small bronze amulet of the same god (W. 3.5 cm x H. 3.8 cm) is included.
Votive statuette depicting the Apis bull walking on a base. He is wearing the solar disk with the uraeus. Apis, always represented as a bull, is a Memphite deity whose cult is attested as early as the 1st Dynasty. He is a fertility god, associated with Ptah.
Provenance:
- Former private collection Paris, France, acquired in Egypt in the early 20th century by the current owner's grandfather.
Literature :
- G. Roeder, Ägyptische Bronzefiguren, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin 1956
- S. Schoske & D. Wildung, Gott und Götter im Alten Ägypten, Mainz 1992
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