Roman marble statue of Serapis enthroned, from the macellum of Puteoli, 1
Roman Imperial period, Severan period, late 2nd-early 3rd c. CE
Found in Pozzuoli (ancient Puteoli; see on Pleiades), in the macellum (meat market).
The discovery of this statue at Pozzuoli in 1750 led to the erroneous identification of the structure as a temple of Serapis, later recognized as a macellum, or meat market. The enthroned Egyptian god is represented as a judge of the underworld, accompanied by the three-headed dog Cerberus.
In the collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN), Inv. 975
Photographed on display as part of the exhibit "L'Amato di Iside. Nerone, la Domus Aurea e l'Egitto" ("The Beloved of Isis. Nero, the Domus Aurea, and Egypt") at the Domus Aurea, Rome, 22 June 2023-14 January 2024.
Roman marble statue of Serapis enthroned, from the macellum of Puteoli, 1
Roman Imperial period, Severan period, late 2nd-early 3rd c. CE
Found in Pozzuoli (ancient Puteoli; see on Pleiades), in the macellum (meat market).
The discovery of this statue at Pozzuoli in 1750 led to the erroneous identification of the structure as a temple of Serapis, later recognized as a macellum, or meat market. The enthroned Egyptian god is represented as a judge of the underworld, accompanied by the three-headed dog Cerberus.
In the collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN), Inv. 975
Photographed on display as part of the exhibit "L'Amato di Iside. Nerone, la Domus Aurea e l'Egitto" ("The Beloved of Isis. Nero, the Domus Aurea, and Egypt") at the Domus Aurea, Rome, 22 June 2023-14 January 2024.