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Roman marble statue of Zeus Serapis enthroned Roman marble statue of Zeus Serapis enthroned
ROMAN MARBLE STATUE OF ZEUS SERAPIS ENTHRONED

At his leg sits Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the underworld. After an original of Serapis or Hades attributed to the younger Bryaxis, grandson of the master sculptor, ca. 3rd Century BC.
Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. IV, 1985, no. 206.
Cp. Bryaxis Sculpture, Villa Borghese.

Ex private German collection; private collection, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Ca. 2nd-3rd Century AD

H. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm.)

Art of the Ancient World, 2005, no. 8
Art of the Ancient World, 1985, no. 206
TL0801
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Roman marble statue of Zeus Serapis enthroned Roman marble statue of Zeus Serapis enthroned

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