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Ancient Egyptian Style Apis Bull Metal Statuette - AS IS.  Size: 4 3/4 x 2 x 7 1/4 in.  The Apis bull was a sacred, living embodiment of gods (primarily Ptah, later Osiris) in ancient Egypt, revered as a symbol of fertility, kingship, and divine power, identified by specific markings (black with a white triangle on forehead, vulture wings on back, etc.), housed in temples, and mummified with elaborate funerals at the Serapeum of Saqqara, with its cult influencing Greek-Roman syncretism into the god Serapis.