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title: Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9085/statuette-of-a-boy-in-armenian-dress/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9085.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9085.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statuette was part of a matching pair of statuettes found in the region of [Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_Helios/) (40 BCE - c. Late 1st Century BCE), the son of Marc [Antony](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mark_Antony/) (83 BCE - 30 BCE) and [Cleopatra](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/cleopatra/) (69 BCE - 30 BCE). The latter identification is made based on the fact that [Alexander](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Alexander/) [Helios](https://www.worldhistory.org/Helios/) was proclaimed King of [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/), [Media](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/media/), and [Parthia](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, August 29). Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9085/statuette-of-a-boy-in-armenian-dress/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9085/statuette-of-a-boy-in-armenian-dress/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Statuette of a Boy in Armenian dress." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Aug 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9085/statuette-of-a-boy-in-armenian-dress/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254613?sortBy=Relevance&ft=alexander+helios&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254613?sortBy=Relevance&ft=alexander+helios&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 29 August 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.