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title: Diademed Head of a Ptolemaic King
author: Getty Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9005/diademed-head-of-a-ptolemaic-king/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Diademed Head of a Ptolemaic King

_Authored by Getty Museum_

## Image File

[![Diademed Head of a Ptolemaic King](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9005.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9005.jpg)

## Image Caption

This marble portrait of a diademed man is believed to depict a Ptolemaic king. The piece is made of marble from [Asia Minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) and was produced in [Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). The portrait is part of the collection of the J. [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Getty Museum. Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
Museum, Getty. "Diademed Head of a Ptolemaic King." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 26, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9005/diademed-head-of-a-ptolemaic-king/>.
### MLA
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/>.

## License & Copyright

Digital image courtesy of the Getty's [Open Content Program](https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/). The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. [Original image](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10572/unknown-maker-head-of-a-ptolemaic-king-greek-after-2nd-century-bc/) by [**Getty Museum**](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10572/unknown-maker-head-of-a-ptolemaic-king-greek-after-2nd-century-bc/). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 26 July 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. 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.