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Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin

Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: 9 3/4in. (24.8cm). Date: 3rd century B.C.. As Alexander the Great is represented with a similar elephant skin on coins minted by Ptolemy I of Egypt, this statuette may represent Alexander as ruler of Egypt. This figure has also been identified as Demetrios I of Bactria, who is represented on coins wearing the scalp of an elephant in recognition of his conquests in India. Its monumental quality may signify that it reflects a famous large-scale equestrian statue.
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Title:
Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin
Caption:
Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: 9 3/4in. (24.8cm). Date: 3rd century B.C.. As Alexander the Great is represented with a similar elephant skin on coins minted by Ptolemy I of Egypt, this statuette may represent Alexander as ruler of Egypt. This figure has also been identified as Demetrios I of Bactria, who is represented on coins wearing the scalp of an elephant in recognition of his conquests in India. Its monumental quality may signify that it reflects a famous large-scale equestrian statue.
Technique/material:
BRONZE
Period:
Hellenistic
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3981 x 3982 px | 45.4 MB
Print size:
33.7 x 33.7 cm | 13.3 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • COPPER ALLOY • EUROPE • FIGURINES • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • HELLENISTIC • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SCULPTURE • STATUES