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Zeus-Ammon was a syncretic god worshipped as an oracle in parts of ancient Greece. He was a hybrid of Zeus, the most powerful god in the Greek pantheon, and the ancient Egyptian sun god, Amun-Re (Ammon in Greek). This bust is a Roman copy after a Greek original, combining the classical image of the bearded Zeus with the twisted ram’s horns of the Egyptian god Amun-Re. In ancient Egyptian art, Amun-Re is often depicted with a man’s body and a ram’s head, emphasising his life-giving energy and fertility. The powerfully carved hair and beard give a sense of Zeus’s majesty and authority, while the open mouth appears to indicate Zeus-Ammon’s oracular power. David Murray (1727–1796), 2nd Earl of Mansfield is known to have acquired this bust by 1779.
English Heritage, Kenwood
London
Title
Zeus-Ammon
Date
1st C BC
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 46 x W 33 x D 25.5 cm
Accession number
88028921
Acquisition method
purchased, 1955
Work type
Bust
English Heritage, Kenwood
Hampstead Lane, London, Greater London NW3 7JR England
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