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Alabaster Head of Sarapis

Date second half of the 2nd century A.D.
Object type sculpture
Medium, technique carved, alabaster
Dimensions

height: 9.5 cm, width: 10.2 cm, depth: 5.5 cm

Inventory number 68.1.A
Collection Classical Antiquities
On view Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, The ancient Mediterranean

Material analyses have shown that the bust was made of Egyptian gypsum.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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