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Marble Head of Serapis

Unknown75-150 C.E.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Marble Ammon-Serapis head with wavy beard and moustache. Rams horns crown the head.Condition: The tip of both horns is broken off. The head was made separately and attached to statue. A thin crack is seen across the tip of the nose and nostrils. A brown stain exists, which covers as area on the right side of the head behind the horn. All the work of the beard etc. was done with the running drill.

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