Text, Statuettes and plaque with zodiac
National Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece2. Copper alloy statuette of the god Sarapis Amun Agathodaemon. One of the rare preserved statues of this deity (915) | 3. Marble plaque with the zodiac circle (109) | 4. Copper alloy statuette of a man with tuberculosis; possibly a personification of jealousy chocking herself. It hung near house thresholds as an apotropaic symbol. The oversized phalus, from which a bell hung, reinforced its apotropaic properties (447)
Display of rare Sarapis Amun statuette, zodiac marble, and protective figure with exaggerated features
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Sarapis Amun, zodiac plaque, and apotropaic figure
Material: Copper alloy, marble Date range: Not specified; likely Greco-Roman period Origin:...
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