Caption

Apis bull figurine, Apis mythology, bulls, sacred animals, animal figurines, Egyptian art, Sacred animal of the god Ptah, 664–525 BC; Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Egypt, figurine, height 7 cm, width 6 cm, weight 0.164 kg, A small sculptural object depicting an animal standing on a rectangular base, rendered in a metallic material with a rough, textured surface; the figure shows a head with protrusions and rounded ears, a tapered snout, a torso with visible limbs positioned on the base, and an uneven, pitted patina. Colors visible include various shades of brown, bronze, and gold with hints of greenish oxidation and darker brown areas, set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_139

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20.6Mb (709.8Kb) / 6.5in x 12.3in / 1952 x 3685 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apis bull figurine Apis mythology bulls sacred animals animal figurines Egyptian art Sacred animal god Ptah 664–525 Bc Late Period 26th Dynasty Egypt figurine height 7 cm width 6 cm weight 0.164 kg small sculptural object depicting animal standing rectangular base rendered metallic material rough textured surface figure head protrusions rounded ears tapered snout torso visible limbs positioned base uneven pitted patina Colors visible include various shades brown bronze gold hints greenish oxidation darker brown areas set plain light gray background.