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Appliqué of Ptolemy I as Dionysus

Title	Appliqué of Ptolemy I as Dionysus
Publication Date:	3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
Publication Place	- The Walters Art Museum
Subject	Culture: Egyptian \| more \| less
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Dimensions: H: 4 1/2 x W: 3 5/16 x D: 1 5/8 in. (11.5 x 8.5 x 4.2 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	54.598
Record ID	walters-31459
Library Location	The Walters Art Museum
Date	3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
Notes	Ptolemy I (ca. 367-283 BCE) was a Macedonian general in Alexander the Great's army and the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. This relief probably decorated the curved armrest of a bed or other piece of furniture. Ptolemaic rulers were viewed as divine by their Egyptian subjects. They often chose to portray themselves to their Greek subjects in the guise of figures from Greek mythology, such as the Greek wine-god, Dionysus.For the latest information about this object, busts; figurines, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	EGY, GRC \| Ancient Art
Malzeme	bronze

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Appliqué of Ptolemy I as Dionysus

Publication Date 3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)

Publication Place - The Walters Art Museum

Subject Culture: Egyptian | more | less

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Dimensions: H: 4 1/2 x W: 3 5/16 x D: 1 5/8 in. (11.5 x 8.5 x 4.2 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID 54.598

Record ID walters-31459

Library Location The Walters Art Museum

Date 3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)

Notes Ptolemy I (ca. 367-283 BCE) was a Macedonian general in Alexander the Great's army and the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. This relief probably decorated the curved armrest of a bed or other piece of furniture. Ptolemaic rulers were viewed as divine by their Egyptian subjects. They often chose to portray themselves to their Greek subjects in the guise of figures from Greek mythology, such as the Greek wine-god, Dionysus.For the latest information about this object, busts; figurines, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu EGY, GRC | Ancient Art

Malzeme bronze