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Small bronze votive figure of the Apis bull, with sun disk and uraeus. There is a tang beneath the figure for attaching to a base. The Apis bull was considered an earthly 'herald' of Ptah, creation god of Memphis, where this example was found.
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Klein bronzen votieffiguur van de Apisstier, met zonneschijf en uraeus. Onder het beeldje bevindt zich een tand om het aan een voetstuk te kunnen bevestigen. De Apisstier werd beschouwd als de aardse 'boodschapper' van Ptah, de scheppergod van Memphis, waar dit exemplaar is gevonden.
Petite figure votive, en bronze, du taureau Apis paré du disque solaire et de l'uraeus. Un tenon, placé sous la figure, permet de la fixer sur un socle. Le taureau Apis était considéré comme le 'héraut' terrestre de Ptah, dieu de la création à Memphis, là où fut découverte cette figure.
Kleine Votivfigur des Apisstieres aus Bronze mit Sonnenscheibe und Uräus. An der Unterseite der Figur befindet sich ein Zapfen, mit dem sie an einem Sockel befestigt werden konnte. Der Apisstier galt als irdischer 'Bote' des Ptah, des Schöpfergottes von Memphis, woher auch dieses Exemplar stammt.
Piccola figura votiva in bronzo del toro Api, con il disco del sole e l'ureo. Vi è un codolo sulla parte inferiore della figura utilizzato per attaccare questa ad una base. Il toro Api era considerato 'un araldo' terreno di Ptah, dio della creazione di Menfi, dove questo esemplare è stato ritrovato.
Pequena figura votiva do touro Apis, em bronze, com disco solar e ureus. Tem um espigão por baixo para prende a uma base. O touro Apis era considerado um servidor terreno de Ptah, deus da criação, de Mênfis, onde este exemplar foi encontrado.
Pequeña figura votiva de bronce del toro Apis, con el disco solar y la uraeus. Hay una espiga debajo de la figura para encajarla en una base. El toro Apis era considerado un 'heraldo' terreno de Ptah, el dios de Memphis de la creación, ciudad en la que fue encontrado.
Small bronze votive figure of the Apis bull, with sun disk and uraeus. There is a tang beneath the figure for attaching to a base. The Apis bull was considered an earthly 'herald' of Ptah, creation god of Memphis, where this example was found.
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From the division of finds excavated by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt at Memphis. Given to the museum in 1908.
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Margaret Murray, National Museum of Science and Art, General Guide III. Egyptian Antiquities, Dublin 1910, 64.
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