This marble portrait of a diademed man is believed to depict a Ptolemaic king. The piece is made of marble from Asia Minor and was produced in Alexandria, Egypt. The portrait is part of the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
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Museum, G. (2018, July 26). Diademed Head of a Ptolemaic King. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9005/diademed-head-of-a-ptolemaic-king/
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Museum, Getty. "Diademed Head of a Ptolemaic King." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Jul 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9005/diademed-head-of-a-ptolemaic-king/.
