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Head of Serapis, the lord of the dead. Artist: Unknown

Head of Serapis, the lord of the dead. Artist: Unknown

1-191-727 - © London Museum/Heritage-Images

Head of Serapis, the lord of the dead, who was the Egyptian god of the Underworld. This spout-shaped head is one of a group of pagan deities found during excavations in London in 1954. The sculptures were buried to protect them from desecration by Christians.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Picture Type
  1. Object
  2. Sculpture
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Mythology

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2950x6259
File Size : 54,094kb

Aliases

  1. IT316
  1. 0330000283
  1. 1-191-727
  1. 1191727
  1. 283
  1. IT316
Restrictions
  1. Strictly for Editorial use only.

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