神圣（可能是阿庇斯）公牛的形象 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	神圣（可能是阿庇斯）公牛的形象
品名（英）	Figure of a Sacred (likely Apis) Bull
入馆年号	2021年，2021.41.151
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 664 - 公元前 30
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	长 10 × 宽 3.5 × 高 9.3 厘米 (3 15/16 × 1 3/8 × 3 11/16 英寸)
介绍（中）	虽然未经记载，但太阳圆盘和角将这尊雕像识别为一头神圣的公牛，很可能是阿庇斯。这些雕像有各种尺寸和质量，可以用雕刻的毯子或护身符等装饰物装饰。镌刻的例子表明，他们通常是由希望加入邪教的特定人献给上帝的。这个例子可能代表了一个不太富裕的赞助人的提议对阿庇斯的崇拜，被认为是普塔神的现世化身，也被视为神本身，早在第1王朝就得到了证实。这位在世的代表是根据特定的标记选择的，比如额头上的白色三角形，身体上的黑色斑块类似有翼鸟或圣甲虫，被安置在孟菲斯的Ptah神庙附近，至少从阿蒙霍特普三世统治时期（约公元前1350年）开始，埋葬在塞加拉Memphite墓地的一个巨大的地下墓穴中，称为Serapeum。
介绍（英）	Although uninscribed, the sun disk and horns identify this figure as the image of a sacred bull, most likely the Apis. Such figures come in a variety of sizes and qualities, and can be decorated with trappings such as engraved blankets or amulets. Inscribed examples show that they were often dedicated to the god by specific people wishing to share in the cult. This example might represent an offering from a less wealthy patron. The worship of the Apis, considered the earthly incarnation of the god Ptah and also seen as a deity in its own right, is attested as early as Dynasty 1. The single living representative, chosen according to specific markings such as a white triangle on the forehead and black patches resembling winged birds or scarabs on the body, was stabled near the temple of Ptah at Memphis, and, starting at least in the reign of Amenhotep III (ca. 1350 B.C.) buried in a vast catacomb known as the Serapeum at the Memphite necropolis of Saqqara.