Ptolemy Neos Dionysos

Ptolemy Neos Dionysos

Description

Statue of a king named Ptolemy; the cartouche mentions his surname "Neos Dionysos", allowing identification with Ptolemy XII Auletes and Ptolemy XV Caesarion

Date

ca. 80 BCE–ca. 30 BCE

Creator

Marco Prins

Museum

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

CC0 1.0 Universal

Categories

Hellenistic

Tags

King, Portrait, Sculpture

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