Tile representing Apis

Description

This tile would have formed part of a decorative frieze or border in an ancient Egyptian building or tomb. The bull is Apis, a sacred animal associated with the creator god Ptah, but the tile is in a Greek style.

Accession Loan No.

198/1998/5

Collection Class

Foreign archaeology

Common Name

tile representing Apis

Simple Name

tile

Full Name

wall tile representing Apis

Dimensions

length 100 mm; W 115 mm; TH 35 mm

Cultural Group

Egyptian

Period Classification

Ptolemaic Period - 332-30 BC

Family Group



Material

faience

Collection Country

Egypt

Collection Area Region

North Africa

Collection Continent

Africa