Head of Ptolemy III
246–222 B.C.
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- 16.8 × 9.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-252657
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.
Provenance
Anonymous gift in the name of the Antikenmuseum, Basel
Registry history
- 246–222 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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