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Head of Ptolemy III

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Date: 246–222 B.C.
Medium: Marble
Culture: Greek (Ptolemaic)
Department: Sculpture
Institution: Getty Museum

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.

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