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About: Royal Head
Attributes

Culture:

Greco-Roman

Technique:

Sculptured

Style:

Greco-Egyptian

Materials:

Basalt
Type

Type:

Head
Map

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Location: 

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Museum

Excavated: 

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Museum

Created: 

Abukir
Timeline

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Created: 

3rd Century BC

Excavated: 

2000 AD
Topics

Topics:

Arts and Crafts
Sculpture
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Leaders
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Location:

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Museum
Connections

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Underwater Antiquities

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Glossary

nemes: 

a royal headdress characterized by folds on each side of the forehead and by pleats, two of which fall down on the shoulders and one on the back

Ptolemaic: 

The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC. It was a Macedonian or Greek dynasty in origin.

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