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title: Bust of Memnon
author: José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7967/bust-of-memnon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bust of Memnon

_Authored by José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro_

## Image File

[![Bust of Memnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7967.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7967.jpg)

## Image Caption

This mid 2nd Century CE bust portrays Memnon, the Aethiopian pupil of the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) statesman Herodes Atticus. It was found in the Villa of Herodes Atticus in Arcadia, [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) but its current home is the Altes Museum in Berlin.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Ribeiro, J. L. B. (2018, January 23). Bust of Memnon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7967/bust-of-memnon/>
### Chicago
Ribeiro, José Luiz Bernardes. "Bust of Memnon." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7967/bust-of-memnon/>.
### MLA
Ribeiro, José Luiz Bernardes. "Bust of Memnon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7967/bust-of-memnon/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bust_of_Memnon,_favorite_of_Herodes_Atticus_-_Altes_Museum_-_Berlin_-_Germany_2017.jpg) by [**José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bust_of_Memnon,_favorite_of_Herodes_Atticus_-_Altes_Museum_-_Berlin_-_Germany_2017.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 23 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.