Intaglio with head of Serapis, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt, Carnelian, Diam. 1 cm, Serapis was a combined form of

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Intaglio with head of Serapis, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt, Carnelian, Diam. 1 cm, Serapis was a combined form of Osiris and Apis who existed apparently he became the god of the Ptolemaic Dynasty with Ptolemy I. With the Ptolemies he acquired a Greek appearance and certain characteristics of Zeus and Hades in particular

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