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title: Serapis
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4452/serapis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Serapis

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Serapis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4452.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4452.jpg)

## Image Caption

A basalt bust of Serapis, the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/)-[Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) who was created in the reign of [Ptolemy I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_I/) (304-284 BCE) to create a link between the two cultures and religions of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) and [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). From [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), 2nd century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

#### Editorial Review

This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/).

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2016, January 22). Serapis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4452/serapis/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Serapis." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 22, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4452/serapis/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Serapis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jan 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4452/serapis/>.

## License & Copyright

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