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Made in Egypt type: Cow Bull Apis style: Antique weight : 2.010 kg Brand : karlos Shipping We ship within three business days of payment, usually sooner. We use a selection of shipping service DHL 7 - 10 Business Days We only ship to the lower 48 states, no APO/FPO addresses or PO Boxes allowed. Payment We accept payment by PayPal method Customer satisfaction is very important to us. If you have any problem with your order, please contact us & we will do our best to make you satisfied. Please visit our store to check out other items for sale! Thank you for shopping at karlos egypt store. History Apis was the most important & highly regarded bull deity of ancient Egypt. His original name in Egyptian was Api, Hapi, or Hep; Apis is the Greek name. He is not, however, associated with the god Hapi/Hep who was linked to the inundation & is depicted as the god of the river. Worship of the Apis bull is recorded as early as the First Dynasty (c. 3150 - c. 2890 BCE) in ceremonies known as The Running of Apis but veneration of the bull in Egypt precedes this time, & so it is thought that Apis may be the first god of Egypt or, at least, among the first animals associated with divinity & eternity. He was originally a god of fertility, then the herald of the god Ptah but, in time, was considered Ptah incarnate. He was also, in some eras, depicted as the son of Hathor & was closely associated with her goodness & bounty. There were many bovine deities in ancient Egypt, Hathor simply being the best known, but Apis was the most significant because he represented the core cultural values & understanding of all Egyptians. Each individual deity had their own sphere of influence & power, but Apis represented eternity itself & the harmonious balance of the universe. Other bovine deities such as Bat, Buchis, Hesat, Mnevis, & the Bull of the West, no matter how powerful, would never have the same resonance as the incarnated deity of the Apis Unique Goddess Hathor Face Mask Cow's Ear Large Sculpture Earthy Black Wall Hanging Ancient Egyptian Art Made in Egypt
