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Ptolemaic Period
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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Title: Intaglio with head of Serapis
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 332–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: Diam. 1 cm
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number: 26.7.1362
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