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title: Bust of Alexander as Pharaoh
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19210/bust-of-alexander-as-pharaoh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-07-11
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# Bust of Alexander as Pharaoh
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19210.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/) alloy bust of [Alexander](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Alexander/) wearing a *nemes* headdress. From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), c. 150 BCE to 200 CE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2024, July 11). Bust of Alexander as Pharaoh. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Bust of Alexander as Pharaoh." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 11, 2024. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Bust of Alexander as Pharaoh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jul 2024, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551074) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551074). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 11 July 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.