One example of this is the greek oracular cult of the syncretic god zeus ammon.
The marble head of zeus ammon.
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.
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.
800 000 1 200 000.
A marble head of zeus ammon roman imperial circa a d.
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 roman marble head of zeus ammon circa 1st century a d.
But philotas did not take this news positively curtius 6 9 18.
A marble head of zeus ammon roman imperial circa a d.
Alexander s visit to siwa was a pivotal moment in the young king s extraordinary life.
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.
The mighty marble head in the liebieghaus probably originated in what is now tunisia.