Plaster Mold for Serapis Bust
Greco-Roman Egyptian, possibly found at Fayum
Title
Plaster Mold for Serapis Bust
Artist
Unknown Artist (Greco-Roman Egyptian, possibly found at Fayum)
Date
305–30 BCE
Medium
plaster
Dimensions
height: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification
Tools & Implements
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas
Object Number
1935.122
On View
On view
Provenance
Possibly found at Fayum or Memphis [1].
Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854–1934) and Mrs. A.F. Jonas (née Jessica Maud Stebbins, 1874–1961), Omaha, Nebraska, by 1934–1935;
Gift of Mrs. A. F. Jonas to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1935.
[1] A.F. Jonas Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, 1935, no. 28, “found at Fayum,” Joslyn Art Museum, Donor File. Notes from assessment by Dr. Robert Bianchi, Brooklyn Museum, December 1992, “typically associated with finds at Memphis.” Joslyn Art Museum, Object File.
Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854–1934) and Mrs. A.F. Jonas (née Jessica Maud Stebbins, 1874–1961), Omaha, Nebraska, by 1934–1935;
Gift of Mrs. A. F. Jonas to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1935.
[1] A.F. Jonas Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, 1935, no. 28, “found at Fayum,” Joslyn Art Museum, Donor File. Notes from assessment by Dr. Robert Bianchi, Brooklyn Museum, December 1992, “typically associated with finds at Memphis.” Joslyn Art Museum, Object File.
Exhibition History
None.
Published References
None.