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Limestone block with dedication

Limestone block with dedication. Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic Egyptian. Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (14.6 x 20 x 3.5 cm). Date: late 3rd century B.C.. Dedication to Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221-204 B.C.) and his sister, Queen Arsinoe, by Teos, son of Horos, who was a guard at the site of Ammonieion, possibly the Temple of Ammon, near Thebes in Upper Egypt. The piece is not part of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities.
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Title:
Limestone block with dedication
Caption:
Limestone block with dedication. Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic Egyptian. Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (14.6 x 20 x 3.5 cm). Date: late 3rd century B.C.. Dedication to Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221-204 B.C.) and his sister, Queen Arsinoe, by Teos, son of Horos, who was a guard at the site of Ammonieion, possibly the Temple of Ammon, near Thebes in Upper Egypt. The piece is not part of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities.
Technique/material:
Limestone, Egyptian
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:
4200 x 3259 px | 39.2 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 27.6 cm | 14.0 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)
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