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title: Ptolemaic Gold Wreath
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7580/ptolemaic-gold-wreath/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Ptolemaic Gold Wreath

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Ptolemaic Gold Wreath](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7580.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7580.jpg)

## Image Caption

Wreaths like this one formed to resemble flowers and leaves were used to crown athletic victors throughout the ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) world. The [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/)-born Greek writer Athenaeus of Nitocric (c. late 2nd-3rd century CE) tells of guests wearing [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) wreaths on their heads at lavish dinner parties in [Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), the Egyptian capital in this period. This wreath is one of four preserved from the ancient world in modern museum collections. It was made between c. 200-100 BCE. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

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## Bibliography

- [Greek Wreath -- Brooklyn Museum](https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/25429 "Greek Wreath -- Brooklyn Museum"), accessed 19 Mar 2020.

## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 08). Ptolemaic Gold Wreath. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7580/ptolemaic-gold-wreath/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Ptolemaic Gold Wreath." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 08, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7580/ptolemaic-gold-wreath/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Ptolemaic Gold Wreath." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7580/ptolemaic-gold-wreath/>.

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