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Source Description
Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers, the victor's diadem (headband) identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance. The image of the triumphant king is inspired by a traditional Egyptian theme, but the naturalistic rendering of the bodies shows Greek influence. The interlocking figures and the pyramidal silhouette are distinctly Hellenistic.
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Document identity
localId
19363
label
Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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19363
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy
description
Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers, the victor's diadem (headband) identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance. The image of the triumphant king is inspired by a traditional Egyptian theme, but the naturalistic rendering of the bodies shows Greek influence. The interlocking figures and the pyramidal silhouette are distinctly Hellenistic.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Kharbia, Lower Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 2nd century BCE (?) (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuary groups
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.5
height
8.9
depth
12.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 11/16 x W: 3 1/2 x D: 4 3/4 in. (19.5 x 8.9 x 12.1 cm). 4.49 lbs (2.036 kg)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
solid cast bronze, silver and gold inlay
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6256
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GRC
EGY
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2089
2536
2644
2237
3294
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