Figure of Apis

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Figure of Apis
Date599–501 BC
PlaceEgypt
MediumBronze
Dimensionswithout mount: 3 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 inches (7.6 × 7.0 × 3.2 cm)
attached to mount: 3 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 inches (9.5 × 7.0 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch
Object number52.38
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceGeneral Maurice Hirsch (1890–1983) and Winifred B. Hirsch (1908–1990), Houston, before 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.
Exhibition HistoryUnveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, on September 22, 1999 (LN: 99.15).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Dedication inscription
Front - "Oh Apis Give Life"
Side - "to (name)"
Other side - "Here born of"

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