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Head of Ptolemy III (Back)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Head of a small statuette portraying Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 B.C) in the manner accustomed for Alexander the Great - beardless, short haired and with the head rotated to the side and a slightly upraised chin. Twelve holes are visible around the hairline for the fitting of a diadem.
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Details
- Title: Head of Ptolemy III (Back)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 246–222 B.C.
- Location Created: Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: 16.8 × 9.1 × 11 cm (6 5/8 × 3 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
- Type: Male portrait
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Marble
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 78.AA.257
- Culture: Greek (Ptolemaic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Anonymous gift in the name of the Antikenmuseum, Basel
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
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