Marble head of zeus ammon ca.
The marble head of zeus ammon.
A marble head of zeus ammon roman imperial circa a d.
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But philotas did not take this news positively curtius 6 9 18.
One example of this is the greek oracular cult of the syncretic god zeus ammon.
Carved for insertion into a cult statue or bust of the greco egyptian god and inspired by an early hellenistic sculpture derived from a pheidian prototype with majestic countenance the great curling ram horns of ammon emerging above his brow with long beard and moustache his.
Alexander s wish to have his subjects prostrate bow before him was in part motivated by his status as the son of zeus ammon arrian book 4 curtius 8 5 5 6.
Alexander s visit to siwa was a pivotal moment in the young king s extraordinary life.
This god spanning the different cultures was worshipped especially in the greek colony of cyrenaica on the north african coast but also in sparta and thebes.
A marble head of zeus ammon roman imperial circa a d.
With deeply drilled thick beard a curling moustache and flowing wavy hair with curving ram s horns at either side of the head the top and back of the head with two drill holes presumably for attachment of a crown now missing 6 in 16 5cm high mounted.
120 160 roman zeus ammon s sanctuary at the oasis of siwa in the libyan desert was already famous when alexander the great made his pilgrimage there in 331 b c.