Serapis

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A basalt bust of Serapis, the Egyptian-Hellenistic god who was created in the reign of Ptolemy I (304-284 BCE) to create a link between the two cultures and religions of Greece and Egypt. From Rome, 2nd century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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Cartwright, M. (2016, January 22). Serapis. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4452/serapis/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Serapis." World History Encyclopedia, January 22, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4452/serapis/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Serapis." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Jan 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4452/serapis/.

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