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title: Bearded Head of Ptolemaic Dynast
author: Getty Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9006/bearded-head-of-ptolemaic-dynast/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bearded Head of Ptolemaic Dynast

_Authored by Getty Museum_

## Image File

[![Bearded Head of Ptolemaic Dynast](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9006.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9006.jpg)

## Image Caption

This roughly worked and approximately life-size marble portrait depicts a member of the [Ptolemaic dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/). The portrait was carved in [Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), sometime during the 2nd Century BCE and is now 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). Bearded Head of Ptolemaic Dynast. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9006/bearded-head-of-ptolemaic-dynast/>
### Chicago
Museum, Getty. "Bearded Head of Ptolemaic Dynast." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 26, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9006/bearded-head-of-ptolemaic-dynast/>.
### MLA
Museum, Getty. "Bearded Head of Ptolemaic Dynast." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jul 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9006/bearded-head-of-ptolemaic-dynast/>.

## 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/10595/unknown-maker-head-of-a-ptolemy-greek-2nd-century-bc/) by [**Getty Museum**](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10595/unknown-maker-head-of-a-ptolemy-greek-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.