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statue
Object Type
statue
Museum number
EA38442
Description
Bronze statue of Ptolemy II wearing an elephant skin.
Cultures/periods
Ptolemaic
Production date
3rdC BC(early)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Alexandria (Egypt)
Materials
bronze
Dimensions
Height:
410 millimetres
(with block)
Height:
359 millimetres
(without block)
Width:
196 millimetres
Depth:
130 millimetres
(block)
Depth:
104 millimetres
(figure)
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair
Associated names
Representation of:
Ptolemy II Philadelphos
Acquisition date
1849
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA38442
Registration number
1849,0517.1
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
BS.890
(Birch Slip Number)
Conservation
Treatment
: 26 Oct 1994
Treatment
: 30 Apr 1981