Ptolemaic Art

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Marble bust of the Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis.  Roman copy after a Greek original (4th cent. BCE)

Ancient Egyptian faience sistrum (rattle) inscribed with the name of Ptolemy I Soter (r. 305-282 BCE

didoofcarthage:Allegorical group of triumphant Ptolemy. Early 2nd century B.C. Solid cast bronze. Wa

Ancient Greek gold ring with a garnet intaglio, depicting either the god Dionysus himself or Ptolemy

Limestone head, identified as the Ptolemaic queen Arsinoe II. Artist unknown; 278-270 BCE (reign of

Egyptian block statue (gabbro) of one Nespamedu, son of Paiunhor and Tanethut. Artist unknown; 305-3

Inscribed cartouche in the Temple of Horus, Edfu, bearing the name of Cleopatra VII (r. 51-30 BCE). 

historyfilia:Ptolemaic roundel from a mosaic floor decorated with a dog and a gilded askos, from Ale

Ancient Egyptian steatite sculpture of a crocodile with a falcon’s head, representing either the dei

Sardonyx cameo depicting a Ptolemaic prince as Hermes.  Artist unknown; 3rd cent. BCE.  Now in the C

Chest with inscription in demotic and depiction of a sacrifice to SobekEgyptian, c. 1st century B.C.

Head (black bronze) of Ptolemy II or III.  Artist unknown; 246-222 BCE.  Now in the Metropolitan Mus

heaveninawildflower:‘Inlay of an Apis bull.’ Mosaic glass.Egyptian. Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dy

theancientwayoflife:~ Fragment of a Vase Depicting Berenike II.Period: Ptolemaic PeriodDynasty: Ptol

Detail of an ancient Egyptian wooden chest, showing a king making an offering to the crocodile-god S

Ancient Egyptian statuette (cupreous metal with precious metal inlay) of Imhotep, chancellor to the

Cartonnage coffin lid of one Horresnet, priest of the fertility god Min.  Artist unknown; 2nd/1st ce

ancientart:The Rosetta Stone, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC.One of the most influential and famous

The Death of Cleopatra, Guido Cagnacci, 1658

Rhyton with griffins Greco-Egyptian, 3rd-2nd century B.C.Egyptian faience Walters Art Museum 

Ancient Egyptian statuette of an ibis (cupreous metal with glass or stone inlay, on a wooden base). 

Ritual Figure. Egypt: Late Period or Early Ptolemaic Period. 380 - 246 BC. Wood, formerly clad with

Bronze head of a man, thought to be a north African.  Artist unknown; ca. 300 BCE.  Found beneath th

Gypsum mummy mask, Ptolemaic Egypt 305 BC - 30 BC.from Baidun Auctions

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