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This bronze statuette was part of a matching pair of statuettes found in the region of Alexandria, Egypt and dates to the mid-late 1st Century BCE. The statuette portrays a boy in Eastern garb, possibly a prince or deity.
The precise identity of the figure remains unclear but it could portray Attis, a Phrygian fertility deity, or Alexander Helios (40 BCE - c. Late 1st Century BCE), the son of Marc Antony (83 BCE - 30 BCE) and Cleopatra (69 BCE - 30 BCE). The latter identification is made based on the fact that Alexander Helios was proclaimed King of Armenia, Media, and Parthia the Donations of Alexandria in 34 BCE.
This piece is now a part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Its twin is part of the collection of the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore.
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Art, M. M. o. (2018, August 29). Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9085/statuette-of-a-boy-in-armenian-dress/
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 29, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9085/statuette-of-a-boy-in-armenian-dress/.
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Aug 2018. Web. 17 Apr 2024.
