Ptolemaic Egypt

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Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt

Stele of Ptolemy V and Buchis Painted limestonestele depicting Ptolemy V making an offering to the B

mosertone:Satyr. Glass mosaic tile, Egypt. Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period ~ 100 BC-100 AD Met Museum

Statue of the Cult of OsirisPainted wood and bronze, 16.8 x 36 x 38 cms.Ptolemaic Period ca. 332-30

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

littlepawz:The royal city of the last Egyptian Dynasty (Ptolemaic Dynasty), where Cleopatra, the las

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

juliacaesaris:Cleopatra VII was the Macedonian Greek queen of the Ptolemaic Empire, born 69 BCE, who

egypt-museum:Head of AnubisMummy trappings: Anubis mask, fromTuna el-Gebel. Late Period to Ptolemaic

Statuette of Isis-Aphrodite, Ptolemaic- Roman Egypt; about 100 BC- 200 AD

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

historyarchaeologyartefacts:Golden serpentine spiral ring. Roman or Ptolemaic Egypt, 1st century BC.

thegetty:Here’s a peek into the jewelry box of a wealthy woman living in Ptolemaic Egypt.Jewelry-mak

Fun History Fact,Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, a Greek family that ruled Egypt af

Cleopatra was Greek, not EgyptianCleopatra is perhaps the most commonly known and most famous Egypti

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). 

Inlays in the form of the “Horus of Gold”,  falcon with spread wings and  Thoth as the i

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

Terracotta head of a lady, c. 3rd-1st century B.C. Ptolemaic Egypt

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

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