Triangle bronze relief, Serapis, Luna and Sol

Archaeological Museum of Frankfurt, Germany

Serapis, Luna and Sol on a triangular bronze relif

Spitze eines dreieckigen, reliefverzierten Bronzeblechs

In der obersten Ecke ist die Buste des Serapis im Blattkelch, mit uppigem Haupthaar und Bart und einem Getreidescheffel (modius) auf dem Kopf, dargestellt. Darunter sehen wir die Busten der Mondgottin Luna (links) und des Sonnengottes Sol (rechts) nebeneinander; beide sind mit der Peitsche fur ihre Gespanne ausgestattet. Zwischen den Busten sind noch drei vierstrahlige Sterne erhalten.

Original Museum Wiesbaden

Ffm.-Heddernheim

2.Jh. bis 1. Halfte 3.Jh.n.Chr.

Tip of a triangular, relief-decorated bronze sheet

In the top corner is the bust of Serapis in a leaf calyx, with luxuriant hair and beard and a bushel of grain (modius) on his head. Below we see the busts of the moon goddess Luna (left) and the sun god Sol (right) side by side; both are equipped with the whip for their teams. Three four-pointed stars are still preserved between the busts.

Original Museum Wiesbaden

Frankfurt-Heddernheim

2nd century to 1st half of 3rd century AD

Supplementary images:

Serapis, Luna and Sol on a triangular bronze relif

Taken on Sunday 12th of November 2017

Device: Motorola

Model: XT1585

Genre: 2nd Century to 1st half of 3rd Century AD

Source: Frankfurt, Germany

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