Statue of Serapis, Greco-Egyptian God of the Underworld. Artist: Unknown

Statue of Serapis, Greco- Egyptian God of the Underworld. Roman, after a Greek original of the early 3rd century BC. The worship of the cult of Serapis developed in Egypt during the Ptolemaic period. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

3RD CENTURY B. C. • ANCIENT GREEK • ANTIGUA GRECIA • ARTE • ARTES • BARBA • BARBADO • COLOR • COLORIDO • CUERPO • DEIDAD • DIOS • DIOSA • EGIPCIO • EGIPTO • ESCULTURA • ESTATUA • GRECIA ANTIGUA • GRECIA • GRIEGO ANTIGUO • GRIEGO • ITALIA • MARBLE • MARMOL • PAÍS • PIEDRA • PIEDRAS • PORTRAIT • RELIGION • RELIGIOSO • RETRATO • ROCA • ROMA • ROMANO • S. III AC • SEATED • SEDENTE • SENTADO • SERAPIS • SIGLO III A. C. • SIGLO III AC • SIGLO • SITTING • STATUE