LOT 0946 Roman Serapis Mount
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2nd century AD. A bronze bust mount of Serapis with long flowing hair and trimmed beard, wearing a pleated tunic and mantle, the head covered by the typical modius headgear, probably an appliqué for furniture; provided with a custom-made marbled base. See for parallels Bieber, M., The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age, New York, 1961, especially figs.296-7. 165 grams total, 78mm with stand (3"). Acquired at Bonhams, New Bond Street, 28 Nov 2018, lot 67 [part]; formerly from the collection of Mr & Mrs Adie, Warwickshire, UK; acquired between 1965-1980; thence by descent. Usually this deity is represented with features carved with narrow eyes, a wide flat nose and pursed lips, Serapis, an Egyptian-Greek syncretic god designed to appeal to the largest possible majority, was often represented as symbol of religious unity of the official Graeco-Roman pantheon, and therefore as symbol of unity for the Empire. Serapis is a historically verified, deliberately planned religious synthesis, commissioned by Ptolemy I (323-283 BC), and kept and spread by the Romans. Serapis worship remained popular until the advent of Christianity.
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