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"Marble Head of Zeus Ammon" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012.22)

Greco-Roman Art

A monumental Roman Imperial marble head, circa 120 to 160 CE, showing Zeus in his documented syncretic form as Zeus Ammon, the bearded Greek god crowned with the curling ram's horns of the Egyptian god Amun, a type widely produced across the Roman world. The Metropolitan Museum's own title names Zeus directly. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2012.22, purchased in 2012 through Philodoroi Gifts and several named donor funds.

Facts
Classification
Object Type
Sculpture or Statuary 1
Medium (class)
Sculpture 1
Custody
Current Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1
Physical Form
Medium
Marble 1
Connections

Associated With

Amun, Deities

This source names Amun directly: "ram's horns of the Egyptian god Amun, a type widely produced across the Roman world."

Source "Marble Head of Zeus Ammon," accession 2012.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Ancient Greek Religion, Religions
Source "Marble Head of Zeus Ammon," accession 2012.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Zeus, Figures

The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "Marble head of Zeus Ammon," names the god outright in a documented Greco-Roman syncretic type combining Zeus with the ram's horns of the Egyptian Amun.

Source "Marble Head of Zeus Ammon," accession 2012.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Originated In

Ancient Rome, Regions
Source "Marble Head of Zeus Ammon," accession 2012.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. "Marble Head of Zeus Ammon," accession 2012.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 2012.22
    Culture: Roman. Period: Imperial. Medium: Marble. Credit Line: Purchase, Philodoroi Gifts, Acquisitions Fund, Mary and Michael Jaharis Gift, 2011 Benefit Fund, funds from various donors, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran, John J. Medveckis, Nicholas S. Zoullas, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Beinecke, Leon Levy Foundation, Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen, Judy and Michael Steinhardt, Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation and Aso O. Tavitian Gifts, 2012.
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A monumental Roman Imperial marble head, circa 120 to 160 CE, showing Zeus in his documented syncretic form as Zeus Ammon, the bearded Greek god crowned with the curling ram's horns of the Egyptian god Amun, a type widely produced across the Roman world.
  • Originated In: Ancient Rome, Collection record: culture, country and region fields
    Roman
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Roman art (Wikipedia)
In Group: Ancient Roman Art, Roman Imperial marble head, circa 120 to 160 CEView the Source
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