Ptolemy II Ptolemaic PeriodBenha il-Assel, Lower Egypt
Description
Object Label: The Ptolemies, a family of Greek-speaking kings who ruled Egypt after Alexander’s death, supported and encouraged Egyptian religion, including the practice of making animal mummies. Royal regulations ensuring the honest manufacture of animal mummies were written and enforced by these kings. Here, Ptolemy II is portrayed as an Egyptian king wearing the nemes-headcloth. Though they themselves were ethnic Greeks, the Ptolemies adopted Egyptian culture. Caption: Ptolemy II, 285–246 B.C.E.. Limestone, 17 15/16 × 14 × 8 1/4 in., 64 lb. (45.6 × 35.6 × 21 cm, 29.03kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.37E.
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Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.37E tier-2
- BKM-Object 3946 tier-2
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