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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statuette of the Apis Bull - Walters 542127.jpg Apis a bull was a living manifestation of the creator-god Ptah and closely related to the rituals for the king Apis was associated with divine resurrection and the protection of the king A living bull was selected by the priests of Ptah at Memphis the center of the cult and was worshiped in connection with royal coronations and funerary rituals The image shows the bull crowned with a sun disk associating him with the sun-god Re and the Uraeus the sacred cobra a symbol of kingship He is also adorned with a collar around the neck and an elaborate cloth on his back two elements which are characteristic for the Apis bull ca 550 450 BC Late Period bronze cm 14 accession number 54 2127 35862 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Apis Statues of the Egyptian late period | ||||
