Title
The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi
Caption
The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi, The whole complex was dedicated to the god Osiris-Apis (Osirapis). View of the entrance to one of the galleries with depressins that once held dedicatory plaques inscribed with the names of those who made offerings to the Apis bulls. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. dating from the 18th Dynasty, 1550 - 1295 BC to Ptolemaic times 332 - 30 BC. Memphis, Saqqara.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ N.J. Saunders
Date
Aug 06, 2008
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A40_152
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
17,2Mb (3,0Mb) / 6,7in x 10,0in / 2000 x 3008 (300dpi)