Glass head of Zeus Sarapis
Opaque deep red.
Solid block.
Carved in the round: bearded head with hair arranged in long flowing locks, ending in curls around neck, well-defined eyes with eyelids and pupils, and bushy beard covering lower half of face.
Broken, with unweathered chip on nose, a large weathered break across lower proper left side of face, a large weathered circular patch on top of head (probably where a polos or crown has been broken off), and a jagged scar over proper right eye; green copper weathering surface.
The red glass has acquired a green patina.
Solid block.
Carved in the round: bearded head with hair arranged in long flowing locks, ending in curls around neck, well-defined eyes with eyelids and pupils, and bushy beard covering lower half of face.
Broken, with unweathered chip on nose, a large weathered break across lower proper left side of face, a large weathered circular patch on top of head (probably where a polos or crown has been broken off), and a jagged scar over proper right eye; green copper weathering surface.
The red glass has acquired a green patina.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass head of Zeus Sarapis
- Period: Early or Mid Imperial
- Date: 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast and carved
- Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.1475
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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