为科恩苏尔迪斯的儿子帕迪舍尔弗题写的阿庇斯雕像 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	为科恩苏尔迪斯的儿子帕迪舍尔弗题写的阿庇斯雕像
品名（英）	Apis figure inscribed for Padishernefer son of Khonsuirdis
入馆年号	O.C.696
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 664 - 公元前 200
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 6.2 厘米 (2 7/16 英寸); 宽 2.1 厘米 (13/16 英寸); 长 6.7 厘米 (2 5/8 英寸) 高 (with tang): 7.2 厘米 (2 13/16 英寸)
介绍（中）	对阿皮斯公牛的崇拜早在第一王朝就得到了证实。一位在世的代表被安置在孟菲斯的普塔神庙附近。被选中担任这一重要角色的公牛有一些五颜六色的斑点，比如前额上有一个白色三角形，身上有类似有翼鸟或圣甲虫的黑色斑点。如图所示，公牛经常戴着一个大太阳圆盘，带着项圈，背上穿着一块装饰过的长方形布。根据编号17.190.62，类似的标记很容易在Apis上看到。基座上的铭文提供了捐赠者及其父母的姓名阿皮斯公牛参加了繁殖和再生仪式。当它死后，它被防腐处理，并以所有的荣誉埋葬；当时，一头带有必要标记的新公牛被选中了。从第18王朝阿蒙霍特普三世（公元前1390年至1352年）统治开始，阿皮斯的墓地逐渐成为塞加拉Memphite墓地中一个巨大且不断增长的地下墓室系统，称为Serapeum。这头公牛非常受人尊敬，即使是阿皮斯公牛的母亲也有自己的崇拜和埋葬场所。
介绍（英）	The worship of the Apis bull is attested as early as Dynasty I. A single living representative was stabled near the Ptah temple in Memphis. The bull selected for this important role had certain colorful markings, such as a white triangle on the forehead, and black patches resembling winged birds or scarabs on the body. The bull is often shown, as here, wearing a large sun disc, a banded collar, and a decorated rectangular cloth on its back. Similar markings are easily visible on Apis acc. no. 17.190.62. An inscription on the base provides the name of the donor and his parents. The Apis bull participated in ceremonies of fertility and regeneration. When it died, it was embalmed and buried with all honors; at that time, a new bull bearing the requisite markings was selected. Beginning with the reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 B.C.) in Dynasty 18, the place of Apis burials gradually became a huge and growing underground system of chambers called the Serapeum in the Memphite necropolis, Saqqara. The bull was so revered that even the mothers of Apis bulls had their own cult and burial place.