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Miniature Bust of Serapis

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Date: 2nd century A.D.
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Roman
Department: Sculpture
Institution: Getty Museum

This miniature bust depicts Serapis with a thick, curly beard and long, wavy hair. He wears the modiolus on top of his head. Serapis is supported on the bust of a winged female, perhaps a siren.

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