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| Keywords: Egyptian - Head of Ptolemy II - Walters 22109.jpg In 332 BC Alexander the Great freed Egypt from Persian control and made it part of his growing empire One of his generals Ptolemy Lagus was sent to Egypt to serve as governor after Alexander's sudden death in 323 BC Ptolemy eventually crowned himself king and founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty One of the early rulers of this Dynasty is represented in this elegant life-size head The Ptolemaic rulers were sensitive to the political needs of their diverse subjects Therefore royal portraiture is mainly of two types one in strictly Egyptian style like this head and the other purely Greek ca 280 BC Greco-Roman gray granite cm 28 5 22 24 2 ; H overall with mount 18 x W 9 1/8 x D 10 in 45 72 x 23 11 x 25 4 cm accession number 22 109 12551 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 place of origin Delta in Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Ptolemy II | ||||
