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Steatite statuette in the form of a Herm
A herm on a modern base and with the phallus and arm tenons missing. The portrait is that of Ptolemy XV (the son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar), identified as such by the twisted diadem and facial features: forward combed fringe, down-turned mouth.
Purchased from the Greg fund and the V&A Purchase Grant Fund
Depth: 2 cm
Height: 12.4 cm
Height: 15 cm
Width: 3.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2003) by Charles Ede
Ptolemy XV
Circa
-44
BCE
-
Circa
-30
BCE
Accession number: E.2.2003
Primary reference Number: 95886
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Steatite statuette in the form of a Herm" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95886 Accessed: 2024-12-31 10:00:12
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